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[REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
ON APRIL 11, 2006, BEGINS ON PAGE 107.]
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: ...WILL BEGIN. FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO
BE LED IN PRAYER WITH PASTOR S.T. WILLIAMS, JR. OF ST. PAUL'S
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, MISSOURI SYNOD, WHO WILL BE
GIVING US OUR PRAYER AND OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE BY
OUR COLONEL JOSEPH SMITH, WHOM WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE HIM
BACK, RECOVERING FROM HIS RECENT ILLNESS AND LOOKING WELL AND
LIKE HE'S THE FORMER MARINE COLONEL HE WAS ON ACTIVE DUTY AND
WE WILL NOW LEAD WITH PRAYER. SO, PASTOR.
PASTOR S.T. WILLIAMS, JR.: GOOD MORNING, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CONCERNS AND ISSUES IMPACTING THE
COUNTY, THE NATION AND, OBVIOUSLY, OUR WORLD TODAY. YOU JUST
HAVE TO PICK UP A NEWSPAPER OR LOOK AT THE TELEVISION. I JUST
WANT TO SHARE THESE WORDS WITH YOU THIS MORNING FROM SOMEONE
WHO HAS BEEN IN YOUR SHOES BUT LIVED IN 2 B.C., KING DAVID.
BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO DOES NOT WALK IN THE COUNSEL OF THE
WICKED OR STAND IN THE WAY OF SINNERS OR SIT IN THE SEAT OF
MOCKERS BUT HIS DELIGHT IS IN THE LAW OF GOD AND IN HIS LAW HE
MEDITATES DAY AND NIGHT. I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY AS
YOU MEET THAT THE REALITY IS YOU CANNOT MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY
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AND SATISFY ALL THE NEEDS OF THE VARIOUS GROUPS AND
INSTITUTIONS IN THIS COUNTY BUT YOU CAN TAKE EACH OF THESE
ISSUES AND CONCERNS TO HEART AND USE YOUR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
AND TRAINING AND CALL UPON A HIGHER POWER AND SOURCE FOR
STRENGTH AND RENDER THE BEST SOLUTIONS TO THEM ALL. WE PRAY.
GOD, LEAD THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY TO MEDITATE UPON
YOUR LAW AND THE LAW OF THIS LAND AND IN THIS COUNTY AND TO
HELP THEM TO FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE ALL THAT YOU HAVE
GIVEN TO THEM AND THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND TRAINING TO
MAKE THIS THE BEST COUNTY IN THE LAND. AMEN.
COL. JOSEPH N. SMITH: PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR
HEART AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ]
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: WOULD WE PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR A
MOMENT OF SILENCE TO RECOGNIZE THE WONDERFUL DEDICATION PAUL
HIGA, OUR PROBATION DIRECTOR, HAD GIVEN THE COUNTY AND TO THE
ENTIRE WORKFORCE OF OUR COUNTY, THE YOUNG MEN THAT HE-- AND
WOMEN THAT HE WAS OVERSEEING, WHO PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEK.
SO WE'LL PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. SUPERVISOR BURKE.
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SUP. BURKE: WELL, WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE PASTOR WILLIAMS
WITH US TODAY AND HE'S ONLY BEEN IN LOS ANGELES A VERY FEW
MONTHS, 30 DAYS. YES. HE'S A 1986 GRADUATE OF TAYLOR
UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY AND
RELIGION. HE WAS COMMISSIONED TO THE U.S. NAVY RESERVE
CHAPLAIN'S PROGRAM IN 1989. HE WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT IN
1991 AND, IN 1999, HE WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER AND
CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A RESERVE MILITARY CHAPLAIN. PASTOR
WILLIAMS GRADUATED FROM CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN
1993. ON MARCH 2006, HE BECAME THE SENIOR PASTOR OF THE ST.
PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND PASTOR WILLIAMS IS
MARRIED. HE ENJOYS FISHING, TRAVEL, CAMPING, SAILING, COOKING
AND PAINTING. AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE AND
WELCOME TO THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, IN MORE THAN ONE WAY.
PASTOR S.T. WILLIAMS, JR.: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ]
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. WE'LL BEGIN THE AGENDA.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, WE HAVE A REQUEST FROM A MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC TO HOLD ALL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I WOULD LIKE TO READ,
HOWEVER, SOME REQUESTS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS. ON ITEM 5,
SUPERVISOR KNABE IS REQUESTING THAT THIS ITEM BE REFERRED BACK
TO HIS OFFICE.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: MOTION BY KNABE. SECONDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: UNDER HEALTH SERVICES, WE HAVE A REQUEST
FROM SUPERVISOR KNABE TO HOLD ITEM 14.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: WHICH NUMBER?
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: 14.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: 14.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: AND ALSO UNDER PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, A
REQUEST FROM SUPERVISOR KNABE TO HOLD ITEM 24. AND, UNDER ITEM
45, WE HAVE A REQUEST FROM SUPERVISOR KNABE TO HOLD THIS ITEM.
ON ITEM 46, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE HAVE A REQUEST FROM THE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO MAY 23RD,
2006.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. MOTION BY BURKE. SECONDED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: AND, AS NOTED ON THE GREEN SUPPLEMENTAL
AGENDA, WE WILL HAVE A SET ITEM ON APRIL 18, 2006, AT 11:00
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A.M. FOR A REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CHIEF
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND COUNTY COUNSEL ON THE ISSUANCE OF
BADGES. AND, AGAIN, THEN, ALL OTHER ITEMS WILL BE HELD AT THIS
TIME.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: AND THAT COMPLETES THE READING OF THE
AGENDA AT THIS TIME. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIAL ITEMS BEGIN
WITH SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: LET ME FIRST WELCOME OUR NEW CONSUL-
GENERAL FROM ROMANIA, CONSUL-GENERAL CATALIN GHENEA WHO HAS
JUST BEEN POSTED IN OUR COUNTY. THE CONSUL-GENERAL HOLDS A
MASTER'S DEGREE IN ARCHITECTURE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
BUDAPEST. HE'S CURRENTLY PURSUING A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION. BETWEEN 1999 AND 2002, HE SERVED AS A
DIPLOMATIC COUNSELOR IN THE ROMANIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS, NORTH AMERICA DIVISION, AFTER HEADING THE ISRAELI
OFFICE AND THE DIVISION FOR MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA. FOR TWO
YEARS, HE WAS EMPLOYED AS PROGRAM ADVISOR INTERNATIONAL
OFFICER WITH THE COUNSEL OF EUROPE IN FRANCE. BEFORE JOINING
THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN 1996, HE WAS THE DIRECTOR
OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FOR YOUTH IN THE MINISTRY OF
YOUTH AND SPORT. HE'S FLUENT IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN AND
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PORTUGUESE AND, CONSUL-GENERAL, WE'RE PLEASED TO WELCOME YOU
AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND HELPING YOU IN YOUR
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES REPRESENTING YOUR PEOPLE OF
ROMANIA. [ APPLAUSE ]
THE HONORABLE CATALIN GHENEA: HONORABLE MAYOR ANTONOVICH,
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I AM VERY
HONORED TO BE HERE AND THESE MOMENTS ARE, FOR ME, MORE JOYOUS,
ESPECIALLY THAT I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE BECAUSE I HAVE
BEEN ALREADY FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS IN THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES AND I AM VERY GLAD TO BE IN THIS POSITION IN WHICH I
CAN CONTINUE THE VERY GOOD COOPERATION I HAD WITH THE COUNTY
AND WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THIS MORNING, WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME
TWO OUTSTANDING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE HONORED AS DISTINGUISHED
FINALISTS IN THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF
COMMUNITY AWARDS. THIS IS AMERICA'S LARGEST YOUTH RECOGNITION
PROGRAM BASED EXCLUSIVELY ON VOLUNTEERISM. IT WAS CREATED IN
1995 BY PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL. THE AWARDS ARE DESIGNED TO
EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OUR NATION PLACES ON SERVICE TO
OTHERS AND TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG AMERICANS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. NICOLE LANZ, WHO IS 17 YEARS
OLD, IS A SENIOR AT VALENCIA HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SANTA CLARITA
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VALLEY. SHE STARTED AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDED BACKPACKS
FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO MORE THAN 600 CHILDREN IN THIRD
WORLD COUNTRIES. SHE SOLICITED DONATIONS, SHE RECRUITED
VOLUNTEERS, SHE SORTS AND SHE PACKAGES THOSE COLLECTIONS AND
THEN SHIPS THEM TO ORGANIZATIONS SERVING CHILDREN IN THIRD
WORLD COUNTRIES. SO WE WANT TO THANK NICOLE FOR HER
LEADERSHIP, BEING A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL TO OUR FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS IN THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY, IN OUR COUNTY, STATE,
AND NATION AND RECOGNIZE HER WITH THIS COMMENDATION FROM THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ON BEHALF OF THE 10 MILLION PEOPLE THAT
WE REPRESENT. GOOD JOB. [ APPLAUSE ]
NICOLE LANZ: HI. MY NAME IS NICOLE LANZ. AND THIS IS MY MOM,
SANDY LANZ AND MY COUSIN, PHILIPPE FAROUCHE. I JUST WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE WHO GAVE ME THIS AWARD AND ON BEHALF OF
BACKPACKS FOR KIDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SUPPORTING ME.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: AND LET ME RECOGNIZE SUPERVISOR
YAROSLAVSKY, WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A SIMILAR PRESENTATION.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: ALL RIGHT. I WAS GETTING THE CORRECT
PRONUNCIATION. SHIVAM SHODHAN. SHIVAM IS 17 FROM CANOGA PARK,
A SENIOR AT FAITH BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL, COLLECTS AND
DISTRIBUTES USED EYEGLASSES TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE LIVING
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IN IMPOVERISHED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. SHIVAM PUBLISHES HIS
PROGRAM THROUGH FLIERS, POSTERS AND MEETINGS WITH LOCAL
GROUPS, CONDUCTS COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLECTION DRIVES AND DELIVERS
ALL DONATIONS, MORE THAN 4,000 PAIRS OF GLASSES SO FAR, TO THE
LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL-- LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL'S "LIONS
RECYCLE FOR SIGHT" AND THE LENS CRAFTERS FOUNDATION "GIVE THE
GIFT OF SIGHT" PROGRAM. SO WE WANTED TO PRESENT THIS
PROCLAMATION TO YOU AS A DISTINGUISHED FINALIST IN THE 11TH
ANNUAL PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS. [ APPLAUSE ]
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: AND I THINK THESE ARE SHIVAM'S
PARENTS, DR. KARAM SHARHAM AND HIS MOTHER, MRS. BOBNA SHODHAN.
WELCOME. [ APPLAUSE ]
SHIVAM SHODHAN: HELLO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO
SAY THANK TO ALL THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR INVITING ME TO
THIS AWARDS CEREMONY. I WANT TO THANK THE LIONS CLUB
INTERNATIONAL FOR GIVING ME THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO
LAUNCH AND ESTABLISH THIS PROGRAM IN MY COMMUNITY, THIS
COMMUNITY SERVICE OUTREACH PROGRAM CALLED "GIVE THE GIFT OF
SIGHT". I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THINK MY COMMUNITY FOR GENEROUSLY
DONATING ALL THESE GLASSES TO ME. I'VE SUCCESSFULLY COLLECTED
OVER 4,000 PAIRS OF EYEGLASSES SO FAR. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK
MY PARENTS AND MY SISTER FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND SUPPORT
THEY'VE GIVEN TO ME IN ALL MY ENDEAVORS. YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR
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HELP, I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH IN LIFE. YOU KNOW, "GIVE THE
GIFT OF SIGHT" HAS BEEN TRULY REWARDING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. IT
HAS ALLOWED ME TO MAKE A POSITIVE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, A
TANGIBLE CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF THESE PEOPLE. AND, YOU KNOW,
TO US, IT'S SIMPLY A PAIR OF GLASSES BUT, TO THESE PEOPLE IN
NEED, IT'S A PAIR OF EYES, BECAUSE GOD'S MOST PRECIOUS GIFT TO
MAN IS THE GIFT OF SIGHT. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: ZEV, LET'S DO A GROUP PICTURE OF THE
TWO.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: OKAY.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU, JERRY. HANG ON. YOU MOVED
THE CAMERA. [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: NOW WE HAVE A LITTLE 10-WEEK-OLD
TERRIER MIX NAMED PEPPER WHO HAS ALREADY BEEN NEUTERED AND HE
IS LOOKING FOR A HOME. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO
ADOPT PEPPER CAN CALL (562) 728-4644 AND LITTLE PEPPER CAN BE
YOURS. LOOKS LIKE HE COULD AUDITION FOR A DISNEY MOVIE. SEE
EVERYBODY, PEPPER? SEE EVERYBODY OUT THERE? LITTLE PEPPER. HOW
ABOUT A LITTLE SALT? SUPERVISOR BURKE?
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SUP. BURKE: IS MR. MCINTIRE HERE? WE'D LIKE TO CALL MR. JOHN
MCINTIRE FORWARD. JOHN MCINTIRE HAS SPENT A DISTINGUISHED 33-
YEAR CAREER WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. HE CAME ON BOARD
AS A SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SERVICES, THEN HE MOVED TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE D.A.
AND THE CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
THROUGH HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICES, HE ADVANCED TO HIS PRESENT
POSITION AS ASSOCIATE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, SENIOR
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT WITH THE CHIEF INFORMATION
OFFICE. HE HAS RESEARCHED AND IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL KEY COMPUTER
SYSTEMS THAT HAVE GREATLY BENEFITED THE RESIDENTS OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT OF
ALCOHOL ON DRIVING THAT HELP SUPPORT THE REDUCTION AND LEGAL
BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVELS FROM .15 TO .108 [0.8] AND IMPLEMENTING
THE AUTOMATED CHIEF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM THAT
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED COLLECTION FROM DELINQUENT PARENTS FOR
CHILD SUPPORT. HE ALSO REPRESENTED THE COUNTY AS A TECHNICAL
CONSULTANT TO NUMEROUS OUTSIDE AGENCIES, INCLUDING LOS ALAMOS,
AND SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WILD FOREST SIMULATION. ON
BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I WANT TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLY COMMEND JOHN MCINTIRE FOR HIS
EXTRAORDINARY AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES. WE HATE TO SEE YOU GO BUT 33 YEARS, WE APPRECIATE SO
MUCH YOUR HARD SERVICE AND ALL OF YOUR WORK AND AN EXEMPLARY
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EMPLOYEE OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
HAVE MANY YEARS IN THE RETIREMENT THAT YOU ENJOY. [ APPLAUSE ]
JOHN MCINTIRE: THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR BURKE AND THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. IT'S BEEN A DISTINGUISHED PLEASURE FOR ME TO WORK
IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES WITH EXTREMELY DEDICATED,
MOTIVATED AND CONSCIENTIOUS EMPLOYEES, AND I'VE FELT THEIR
ENERGIZING SPIRIT IN A SENSE TO THE COMMITMENT TO THE
COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES AND THE LIFE STATUS
OF PEOPLE IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY. I AM VERY PLEASED TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE WORKED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY TALENTED
MANAGERS, INCLUDING JON FULLINWIDER, WHO HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS
MENTOR IN HELPING ME UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ENTERPRISE
SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTY. THANK YOU AGAIN, SUPERVISOR BURKE, AND
THE BOARD. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: LET ME SAY THAT JOHN WAS THE REAL
PERSON BEHIND OUR SEX OFFENDER WEBSITE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET
UP AND OPERATING THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY AND WHICH OTHER
COUNTIES AND STATES HAVE LOOKED AT FOR THEIR TYPE OF SEXUAL
PREDATOR WEBSITES FOR THEIR JURISDICTIONS, SO WORKING WITH
ANNA PAPAGIAN, TONY BELL, KATHERINE BARGER IN MY OFFICE, WE
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND VISION IN THAT AREA VERY MUCH.
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JON FULLINWIDER: MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IT'S MY
PLEASURE TO STAND HERE AND BASICALLY WISH JOHN A SINCERE
FAREWELL. JOHN IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAS TRULY MADE A
DIFFERENCE IN HIS CAREER. IT'S BEEN MY PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH HIM. I THINK YOU LEARN FROM
EVERYBODY AS YOU GO THROUGH, THROUGH YOUR CAREER, ET CETERA,
I'VE CERTAINLY LEARNED A LOT FROM JOHN. THE COUNTY IS A BETTER
PLACE BECAUSE OF JOHN MCINTIRE. HIS COMMITMENT TO THE SERVICE,
HIS COMMITMENT TO THE PUBLIC, HIS COMMITMENT TO DOING THE
RIGHT THINGS WITHIN THIS ORGANIZATION HAVE MADE THE COUNTY A
BETTER PLACE AND HE WILL TRULY BE MISSED. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SUP. BURKE: WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE FROM THE AMERICAN
CANCER SOCIETY AND CANCER CONTINUES TO BE A SCOURGE OF ALL
COMMUNITIES AND, FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES
HAVE THE HIGHEST OVERALL CANCER RATES, ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS
AND LATINOS HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER RATES OF LIVER AND
STOMACH CANCER. WOMEN IN THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AND LATINO
COMMUNITY ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AND DIE FROM CERVICAL
CANCER. AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAVE THE HIGHEST DEATH FROM COLON
CANCER OF ANY RACIAL OR ETHNIC GROUP. AND COLORECTAL CANCER IS
THE SECOND MOST COMMON CANCER IN LATINO MEN AND WOMEN AND
CHINESE MEN AND WOMEN IN CALIFORNIA. SCREENING HOLDS
TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING COLORECTAL
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CANCER BUT MOST WOMEN ARE NOT BEING SCREENED. LESS THAN 43% OF
CALIFORNIANS OVER THE AGE OF 43 AND OVER THE AGE OF 50 REPORT
HAVING A SCREENING FOR COLORECTAL CANCER IN THE LAST FIVE
YEARS AND, AS A RESULT, ONLY ABOUT 41% OF THESE CANCERS WERE
DIAGNOSED IN THE EARLY STAGE. APRIL 16TH THROUGH THE 22ND IS
DEDICATED TO THE OBSERVATION OF NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL CANCER
AWARENESS WEEK, WHICH IS FOCUSED THIS YEAR ON PROMOTING THE
IMPORTANCE OF COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IS DRAWING ATTENTION
TO THIS WEEK AS PART OF ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE CANCER INCIDENTS
AND MORTALITY RATES AMONG MINORITY AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS. AND I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT CERTAINLY I HAVE A REAL
CONCERN FOR THAT. BOTH OF MY PARENTS DIED FROM COLON CANCER
AND I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET SCREENED AND FOR US TO
PASS ON TO PEOPLE THAT THEY SHOULD DO THIS REGULARLY AND
PARTICULARLY AMONG MINORITY GROUPS. AND, ON BEHALF OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I HEREBY DECLARE APRIL 16TH THROUGH 22ND
NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL CANCER AWARENESS WEEK AND I URGE ALL
COUNTY RESIDENTS TO GO TO THEIR DOCTOR, GET SCREENED AND SET
UP REGULAR SCREENING.
CAROL JACKSON: THANK YOU SO MUCH, SUPERVISOR BURKE. I'M CAROL
JACKSON. I'M THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF THE CALIFORNIA
DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND WITH ME IS LORI
LUDLOW, DIRECTOR OF YOUTH AND ADVOCACY. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO
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BE HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THIS YEAR MARKS THE 20TH
ANNUAL NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL CANCER AWARENESS WEEK CAMPAIGN,
WHICH DOES BRING ATTENTION, AS THE SUPERVISOR STATED, TO THE
NEEDS OF THE DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL CANCER AWARENESS WEEK
AFFORDS AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY THE ABILITY TO SHARE OUR
COMMITMENT TO ELIMINATING THE DISPARITIES IN CANCER BURDEN
AMONG DIVERSE COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING CANCER INCIDENTS,
MORTALITY AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE. OUR SPECIAL
PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL CANCER AWARENESS WEEK IN
LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILL EMPHASIZE OUR LIFE- SAVING IMPORTANCE
OF CANCER SCREENING, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO COLON CANCER. AND
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO SHARE OUR ACTIVITIES THROUGH FREE
EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, AWARENESS MESSAGES AND ADVERTISING IN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPANISH LANGUAGE, CHINESE AND KOREAN MEDIA
AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION TODAY AND SHARING THE
IMPORTANCE OF MULTICULTURAL CANCER AWARENESS WEEK.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SUP. BURKE: THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATIONS.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SUPERVISOR YAROSLAVSKY?
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: NOTHING.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SUPERVISOR KNABE?
SUP. KNABE: THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, I'D LIKE TO AND STEVE WITT, WHO IS THE C.E.O.
OF COLLEGE HOSPITAL IN CERRITOS, TO JOIN ME ALONG WITH RICHARD
LEWIS AND GAYLE JONES AND LORRAINE BARBER AND RITA MURRAY.
TODAY, IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO HONOR REPRESENTATIVES
FROM COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND THE "STEPPING IN" CONFERENCE
PLANNING COMMITTEE IN RECOGNITION OF OUR TENTH YEAR OF THE
"STEPPING IN" CONFERENCE. THE "STEPPING IN" CONFERENCE WAS
CREATED 10 YEARS AGO TO PROVIDE FIRST RESPONDERS WITH ONGOING
TRAINING NEEDED TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS.
THIS CONFERENCE IS ESPECIALLY UNIQUE IN THAT IT PROVIDES THE
TRAINING FOR BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AS WELL AS MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AT THE SAME TIME. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE
CRITICAL TO BOTH GROUPS, WHO OFTEN RESPOND TOGETHER TO THESE
INCIDENTS. THE "STEPPING IN" CONFERENCE NOT ONLY PROVIDES THE
FIRST RESPONDERS WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO DO THEIR JOBS IN
THE SAFEST MANNER BUT ALSO IT HELPS BOTH GROUPS TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE JOBS THAT EACH OF THEM DO EACH
AND EVERY DAY ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT COUNTY.
SO I WANT TO THANK COLLEGE HOSPITAL FOR STEPPING UP AND BEING
WITH US FROM DAY ONE, PROVIDING THE STAFF AND FUNDING TO MAKE
THIS CONFERENCE FREE TO ALL ITS PARTICIPANTS AND THE PLANNING
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COMMITTEE FOR THEIR HARD WORK, WHICH MAKES THE CONFERENCE A
SUCCESS EACH AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR. WE STARTED OUT, AS I SAY
SO MANY TIMES AT THE CONFERENCE, OUR FIRST YEAR, 10 YEARS AGO,
LUCKY TO GET 80 OR 90 PEOPLE. THIS YEAR WE HAD OVER 500 MENTAL
HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS WORKING TOGETHER. SO IT
JUST KEEPS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER EACH YEAR BUT IT WOULD
NEVER HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND OUR GREAT
PLANNING COMMITTEE. SO WE WANT TO PRESENT THIS SCROLL TO THESE
FOLKS IN RECOGNITION OF OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE "STEPPING
IN" CONFERENCE. CONGRATULATIONS AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK
YOU. [ APPLAUSE ]
STEVE WITT: ON BEHALF OF COLLEGE HOSPITAL OF CERRITOS, I AM
VERY HUMBLED AND HONORED AND VERY EXCITED TO RECEIVE THIS
BEAUTIFUL SCROLL. I WANT TO PARTICULARLY THANK SUPERVISOR DON
KNABE, WHO HAS BEEN A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL
AND AN ADVOCATE FOR BRINGING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT TOGETHER. THANK YOU, DON. [ APPLAUSE ]
SUP. KNABE: THAT'S IT, MIKE.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. LET ME MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN
TODAY IN MEMORY OF PAUL HIGA, WHO IS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER WHO PASSED AWAY ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
HE STARTED WORKING AT THE COUNTY OVER 30 YEARS AGO, WHEN HE
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WAS 22 YEARS OLD. HE WORKED HIS WAY UP AT THE 5,200 EMPLOYEE
PROBATION DEPARTMENT, GETTING THE TOP POSITION JUST A YEAR
AGO, LAST APRIL. THE DEPARTMENT OVERSEES MORE THAN 80,000
ADULTS AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS. HE WAS AN EXTREMELY CARING MAN
WHO WAS DEDICATED TO OUR YOUTH AND SERVICE TO THE ENTIRE
STATE. HE WAS A VISIONARY. CHIEF PROBATION DEPUTY BOB TAYLOR
SAID IN HIS STATEMENT, PAUL IS RECOGNIZED THE LEADERSHIP THAT
PAUL HAD PROVIDED THE DEPARTMENT IN HIS SHORT TENURE. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, JANE, AND HIS CHILDREN, JOSH AND
JENNIFER. THERE IS A MEMORIAL SERVICE ON SATURDAY AT THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN SANTA BARBARA. I BELIEVE IT'S AT 2:00
IN THE AFTERNOON. BUT IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH HIM AND,
WHILE THERE WERE SOME IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE
AT THE CAMPS THIS PAST MONTH, HE TOOK DECISIVE ACTION AND
FIRED THOSE WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DERELICT OF DUTY.
SO HE ASSUMED A POSITION, TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION AND, AS A
RESULT, WAS RESTORING ACCOUNTABILITY AT THAT DEPARTMENT. SO WE
ADJOURN IN HIS MEMORY. WE'LL HAVE ALL MEMBERS ON THAT.
SUP. KNABE: ALL MEMBERS.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ED JONES OF THE
BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE HAD SERVED SINCE 1991 AND
HE REGULARLY VISITED THE SCHOOLS WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE
READING PROGRAMS IN SAN DIMAS. MARIA PADILLA, WHO WAS A
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DESCENDANT OF THE FIVE CALIFORNIA FAMILIES THAT WERE INVOLVED
WITH FATHER SARA AND THE FOUNDING OF THE BEGINNINGS OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY. THAT WAS THE SAN GABRIEL MISSION. SHE DIED IN
HER HOME IN WHITTIER NEAR HER FAMILY'S ANCESTRAL LAND, THE
PROTERO CHICO LAND GRANT FROM THE KING OF SPAIN. SHE WAS
PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND, FRANK, AND HER DAUGHTER,
CARMELITA. A LADY I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AS A
SUPERVISOR WAS EUNICE CHESLER, WHO WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT,
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDIO-COMMUNITY RELATIONS AT
PARAMOUNT STUDIOS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER, JANET, AND
HER SISTER, SARA, SISTER-IN-LAW, ADELE BELL, MANY GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN. EUNICE ALSO IS QUITE INVOLVED IN THE FOSTER
ABUSE CHILDREN PROGRAMS AND WAS-- SPENT MANY HOURS ENSURING
THAT THERE WOULD BE HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN WHO WERE
ABUSED AND SHE PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 2ND.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: I'D LIKE TO BE-- JOIN ON THAT ONE, EUNICE
CHESLER.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: MARIA ARRIETA, A EMPLOYEE WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. SHE PASSED AWAY ON MARCH
29TH AT 50 YEARS OF AGE. SHE SERVED THE DEPARTMENT FROM JULY
17TH, 1979 THROUGH MARCH 29TH OF THIS YEAR. DR. KENDALL BROWN.
HE WAS A RESIDENT OF GLENDALE FOR 54 YEARS. HE PASSED AWAY
NINE DAYS SHORT OF HIS 96TH BIRTHDAY. HE SERVED IN WORLD WAR
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II AS THE MEDICAL OFFICER ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER U.S.S.
KIRSARG DURING WORLD WAR II. HE SPECIALIZED IN PEDIATRICS AND
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, LEONA, AND DAUGHTERS, NANCY AND
SUSIE. ANOTHER WONDERFUL PERSON I HAD WORKED WITH WHEN I FIRST
BECAME A MEMBER OF THE BOARD WAS IRENE COMADURAN, WHO WAS A--
WORKED FOR SUPERVISOR PETER SHABARUM AND, PRIOR TO THAT,
WORKED FOR SUPERVISOR FRANK BONELLI AND FOR THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. LOS ANGELES COUNTY NATIVE,
MAGGIE DIXON, WHO PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 28. SHE WAS THE
HEAD BASKETBALL COACH AT ARMY. SHE PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 6TH.
THIS YEAR, ARMY WON 20 GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1991
WHEN IT HAD WON THE PATRIOT LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON IN THE
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS, LANDING IN THE N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT
FOR THE FIRST TIME. ARMY DEFEATED BY COMING DOWN FROM 11
POINTS DOWN IN THE SECOND HALF TO BEAT HOLY CROSS 69 TO 68 TO
WIN THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ARMY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
TEAM. AND ALSO PATRICIA RYAN IRWIN, SHE WAS A SUPER MOM, AS
SHE WAS CALLED. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE THIRD ORDER OF THE
FRANCISCANS, OFTEN FREQUENTED THE FIRST A.M.E. CHURCH WITH HER
FAMILY. SHE PASSED AWAY ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF
POPE JOHN PAUL II, WHOM SHE ADMIRED GREATLY. SHE IS SURVIVED
BY HER FIVE CHILDREN AND 19 GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-
GRANDCHILDREN. AND ED BERRY OF BURBANK WHO PASSED AWAY AT THE
AGE OF 78. SECONDED BY BURKE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE OFFER A $10,000 REWARD IN EXCHANGE
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FOR INFORMATION THAT WILL ASSIST IN THE ARREST AND CONVICTION
OF THE SUSPECT OR SUSPECTS WHO FATALLY SHOT AND KILLED 35-
YEAR-OLD ERIC BUCKLEY AROUND 5:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5TH
OF THIS MONTH ON SALAS STREET IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF
INDUSTRY. ERIC WAS A RESIDENT OF DUARTE AND HE WAS WALKING
HOME FROM WORK IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF INDUSTRY WHEN HE
WAS SHOT. SO THE SHERIFF'S HOMICIDE BUREAU IS SEEKING
INFORMATION THAT MAY ASSIST THEM IN THEIR INVESTIGATION.
SECONDED BY BURKE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. THE INTERNAL
SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS ESTABLISHED CONTRACTS WITH SEVERAL
APPROVED VENDORS FOR THE MANUFACTURING AND DUPLICATION OF
LETTERHEADS, BUSINESS CARDS WHICH BEAR COUNTY INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY. HOWEVER, THE EXISTING CONTRACTS DO NOT CONTAIN
LANGUAGE INFORMING THE CONTRACTORS THAT SUCH ITEMS AS THE
COUNTY SEAL OR THE SHERIFF'S STAR ARE COUNTY INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY. TO PROTECT AGAINST MISUSE OR ABUSE OF MANUFACTURING
OR DUPLICATION OF COUNTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, VENDORS SHOULD
BE RESTRICTED TO ACCEPTING REQUESTS MADE ONLY BY AUTHORIZED
PURCHASING AGENTS OF THE COUNTY. I'D MOVE THAT THE BOARD
DIRECT THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO
WORK WITH COUNTY COUNSEL TO AMEND THE COUNTY EXISTING
CONTRACTS WITH VENDORS TO PREVENT MISUSE OR ABUSE OF SUCH
PROPERTY. THE AMENDMENT SHOULD INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT INFORMS
VENDORS TO RESTRICT THE USE OF COUNTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
EXCLUSIVELY TO PURCHASING AGENTS MADE BY AUTHORIZED PURCHASING
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AGENTS OF THE COUNTY. THE DIRECTOR SHOULD ALSO INFORM THE
BOARD OF HIS ACTIONS AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IN TWO WEEKS.
SO THIS IS A REPORT BACK, RAY, TO THE BOARD IN TWO WEEKS.
OKAY. SECONDED BY KNABE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. AND
THEN I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO-- I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN PASS THIS
TODAY OR PUT IT ON FOR NEXT WEEK. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 4,000
EMANCIPATED YOUTH FROM OUR FOSTER CARE SYSTEM-- STUDIES HAVE
FOUND THAT MOST OF THESE YOUTHS DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES OR
SUPPORT TO SUCCEED. STATEWIDE, 65% OF THOSE EMANCIPATED YOUTH
DO NOT HAVE STABLE HOUSING WHEN THEY LEAVE FOSTER CARE. SENATE
BILL 1576 BY KEVIN MURRAY PROPOSES TO FULLY FUND THE
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PLACEMENT PLUS PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONAL
AGED YOUTH. I'D MOVE THAT THE BOARD SEND A 5-SIGNATURE LETTER
TO SENATOR KEVIN MURRAY WITH COPIES TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE
COUNTY'S LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION IN SUPPORT OF THIS
LEGISLATION, SO THAT WOULD BE FOR NEXT WEEK? FOR NEXT WEEK.
OKAY. AND THE GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND STATE OFFICIALS
RECENTLY UNVEILED A WEBSITE FOR PARENTS TO GET INFORMATION
ABOUT LICENSING VIOLATIONS AT CHILDCARE CENTERS. THE WEBSITE
LISTS LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE AND A
SUMMARY OF ANY CRITICAL VIOLATIONS AND EASY ACCESSIBILITY TO
CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR PARENTS. LOS ANGELES COUNTY OUGHT TO
ESTABLISH A SIMILAR WEBSITE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING. SO I'D MOVE THAT THE
BOARD DIRECT THE CIO AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SOCIAL
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SERVICES TO WORK WITH THE STATE COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING TO
EXPLORE CREATING A CHILDCARE WEBSITE THAT WOULD SHOW
REGISTERED CHILDCARE CENTERS IN VICINITIES TO A PARENT'S HOME
ADDRESS AND ANY VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AND CORRECTIVE
ACTION PLANS TAKEN. THIS IS A REPORT. CAN THIS BE DONE TODAY,
RAY, WITH A REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD? AND HAVE THAT REPORT
BACK IN TWO WEEKS? OKAY. SECONDED BY YAROSLAVSKY. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. JOANN, THAT'S THAT MOTION. OKAY. LET'S
DO THE HEARING FIRST. ITEM NUMBER 47, WHICH IS A PUBLIC
HEARING.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: HEARING ON PROPOSED EXTENSION OF INTERIM
URGENCY ORDINANCE WHICH TEMPORARILY PROHIBITS THE DEVELOPMENT
OF MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN R-3 ZONE PROPERTIES
IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF LA CRESCENTA/MONTROSE UNLESS A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS FIRST APPLIED FOR AND APPROVED. WILL
ALL THOSE WHO PLAN TO TESTIFY PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR
RIGHT HAND TO BE SWORN IN? [ ADMINISTERING OATH ]
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SHANESSIAN, LISA DITMAN, SERCO
CARIRIAN AND PHILIP BEITROULICE, B-E-I-T-P-O-V-L-I-C-E. AS
THEY'RE COMING UP, WE'D HAVE A REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
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RON HOFMANN: GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I'M RON HOFMANN FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL PLANNING. THIS
IS A HEARING THIS MORNING TO EXTEND INTERIM ORDINANCE 2006-
0051U WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY YOUR BOARD MARCH 7TH, 2006,
TEMPORARILY REQUIRING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR MULTI-
FAMILY RESIDENCES IN THE R-3 ZONE OF THE LA CRESCENTA/MONTROSE
AREA. UNLESS EXTENDED, THIS ORDINANCE WILL EXPIRE ON APRIL
20TH, 2006. IF EXTENDED, THE INTERIM ORDINANCE WOULD CONTINUE
'TIL MARCH 6TH, 2007. DURING THE PERIOD, SHOULD THE URGENCY
ORDINANCE BE EXTENDED, THE STAFF WOULD BE CONDUCTING A ZONING
STUDY TO LOOK AT THE ZONING PATTERNS, THE REASONABLENESS OF
EXISTING ZONING. WE WOULD BE CONTACTING VARIOUS PUBLIC
AGENCIES TO DETERMINE THE VALIDITY OF THE CONCERNS ADDRESSED
BY THE COMMUNITY RELATED TO SUCH ITEMS AS SCHOOL OVERCROWDING
AND WATER ISSUES, AND WE WOULD BE HOLDING A COMMUNITY MEETING
TO BRING THE ISSUES TO THE PUBLIC AND HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS.
NOTICES WERE SENT TO ALL RESIDENT PROPERTY OWNERS IN LA
CRESCENTA/MONTROSE WITH SPECIAL NOTICES GOING TO THE OWNERS OF
THE R-3 PROPERTY. THAT CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
SHANT OHANESSIAN: AH, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SHANT
OHANESSIAN.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. IS LISA
DITMAN HERE? DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? IS SERCO CARIRIAN HERE?
OKAY. YOU'RE COMING UP. IS PHILIP HERE? YOU'RE PHILIP. OKAY.
IS SERCO HERE? S-E-R-C-O? HE'S NOT HERE? DANETTE ERICKSON,
OKAY, YOU WANT TO COME UP? YES, SIR?
SHANT OHANESSIAN: YES, SIR. I'M A PROPERTY OWNER IN MONTROSE.
JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY IN MONTROSE JUST FOR
INVESTMENT REASONS. SO THIS ORDINANCE, I OPPOSE THIS ORDINANCE
BECAUSE IT WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON ME.
AGAIN, IT WAS PURCHASED AS A LONG-TIME INVESTMENT. I'M NOT
SOME BIG DEVELOPER OR, YOU KNOW, AND BASICALLY THAT'S THE
REASON WHY I OPPOSE IT. IN MY CASE, THE PROPERTY SITS ON A
MAIN BOULEVARD...
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: WHAT'S THE ADDRESS?
SHANT OHANESSIAN: IT'S 4360 MONTROSE, AND IS COMPLETELY
SURROUNDED BY APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND CONDOMINIUMS. IT IS A
SMALL PROPERTY, SO PROBABLY BE ABLE TO PUT A MAXIMUM OF EIGHT
UNITS ON IT. AND, AGAIN, IT IS NOT INTENDED TO GO OFF FOR
SALE, IT'S JUST AN INVESTMENT, LONG-TERM INVESTMENT FOR US.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY.
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SHANT OHANESSIAN: AND ALSO THE PROPERTY IS A TEAR-DOWN
PROPERTY, WHICH WE HEAR THAT A LOT OF KIDS IN THE AREA HUNG
AROUND AND DID DRUGS, SO I'M SURE THE NEIGHBORS ARE MORE THAN
HAPPY FOR US PURCHASING THE PROPERTY AND TURNING INTO
SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, DECENT FOR THE AREA.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY.
SHANT OHANESSIAN: THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU. OKAY. WHOEVER. DANETTE?
BEFORE YOU-- LET ME CALL UP DENNIS KENNEDY. DENNIS KENNEDY?
YES?
DANETTE ERICKSON: HI, I'M DANETTE ERICKSON. I AM ONE OF THE
MEMBERS OF THE CRESCENTA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL. I HAVE BEEN AT
MANY A TOWN COUNCIL MEETING WHERE THE COMMUNITY HAS COME OUT
IN GREAT CONCERNS OVER THE FAST APPROACHING OF OVERCROWDING,
TOO MANY CONDOS. I KNOW IT'S HARD TO PLEASE ALL OF THE PEOPLE
BUT I THINK THIS STUDY IS VITALLY NEEDED. OUR SCHOOLS ARE
GREATLY OVERCROWDED. WE HAVE SO MANY RESIDENTS, RENTERS,
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED WITH US LOSING THE
SMALL TOWN APPEAL OF MONTROSE AND WE NEED THIS STUDY TO
CONTROL ZONING, CONTROL GROWTH AND I REALLY RECOMMEND WE
CONTINUE WITH THE STUDY. THANK YOU.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU, DANETTE. YES, MA'AM?
LISA DITMAN: MY NAME IS LISA DITMAN AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING
MR. PHILIP BEITROULICE, WHO OWNS PROPERTY LOCATED ON PARK
PLACE NEAR VERDUGO AVENUE. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A GROUP WHO IS
SPEAKING HERE TODAY ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY,
AND WE PROBABLY SHOULD COME UP TOGETHER. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
THE POINT THAT HIS PROPERTY IS SITUATED NOT RIGHT NEXT TO
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES. IT'S VERY CLOSE TO VERDUGO, WHICH IS
A MAJOR ROAD, AND THIS BOARD DID A VERY APPROPRIATE THING LAST
FEBRUARY WHEN IT EXEMPTED PROJECTS THAT HAVE PENDING SITE PLAN
REVIEWS THAT ARE LOCATED ON MAJOR OR SECONDARY HIGHWAYS AND
MR. BEITROULICE HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY PURSUING A SIGHT PLAN
REVIEW WITH THE COUNTY SINCE AUGUST 2004 AND WE BELIEVE THAT
HIS PROPERTY IS ALSO APPROPRIATELY EXEMPTED FROM THIS
ORDINANCE. WE SUPPORT THE STUDY. IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO BE
LOOKING AT THIS COMMUNITY AND WE APPRECIATE THE DEDICATION
THAT THIS BOARD HAS SHOWN BUT, WITH HIS PROPERTY, HE'S
SURROUNDED BY APARTMENTS AND COMMERCIAL AND RIGHT NEXT TO THE
ROAD AND HE'S LESS DENSE THAN HIS NEIGHBORS, HAS MORE OPEN
SPACE THAN HIS NEIGHBORS AND GREEN SPACE THAN HIS NEIGHBORS.
HE'S BENEATH THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT. HE'S PROPOSING 27 UNITS
INSTEAD OF THE 40 HE COULD GET WITH A C.U.P. AND HE HAS
REDESIGNED HIS PROJECT TO AVOID ALL THE OAK TREES IN WORKING
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WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. SO I WOULD
LIKE TO INTRODUCE PHILIP AND HAVE HIM TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
HIS PROPERTY AND HIS PROJECT.
PHILIP BEITROULICE: THANK YOU, LISA. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
PHILIP BEITROULICE. I'M-- MY BACKGROUND IS ENGINEERING. I'M 22
YEARS BEING LAND DEVELOPER AND BUILDER. THANK YOU. I DID, AT
MAY 2004, I ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THIS
PROPERTY. PRIOR TO THE PURCHASING, WE HAD ALL THE
INVESTIGATION AND STUDY BE DONE. WE WERE WORKING WITH THE
STAFF, COUNTY PLANNING STAFF, VERY CLOSELY AND THEY
RECOMMENDED, YES, THEY WILL GIVE US A PERMIT FROM 28-- 27
UNITS TO 43 UNITS, SO WE DECIDED WE'RE GOING TO SAVE ALL THE
OAK TREES AND HAVE BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL OVER THERE ON THE
PROJECT AND WE HAVE-- WE DID THAT SO THEREFORE WE CAME WITH 27
UNITS. ACTUALLY, WE COME WITH 24 UNITS BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE
EXISTING HOMES OVER THERE. SO WHAT WE ARE ADDING ONLY 24 AND
RECENTLY WE FIND OUT THERE HAS BEEN REALLY BAD APPLE OVER
THERE WHICH IS EVERYBODY, THEY DISLIKE THE PROJECT AS WE BUILD
IT. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S OVER HEIGHT LIMIT AND EVERYTHING LIKE
THAT. SO, HOWEVER, THIS PROJECT IS BY THE-- LIMITED TO THE
HEIGHT AND WE HAVE A LOT OF THE GREEN AREA OVER THERE, GREEN
SPACE AND OPEN SPACE, AND WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY TWO-ACRE
PARCEL, WHICH IS WE CAN BUILD UP TO 43 UNITS BUT ONLY WE GOING
WITH THE 27, WHICH IS THREE OF THOSE IS EXISTING. WE EXCEEDING
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ON THE PARKING REQUIREMENT BY THE CITY. WE ARE GOING 10% OVER
THE PARKING AND WE WILL OFFER ALSO TO GIVE ANOTHER 10% OVER
PARKING SPACES THAN THE CODE REQUIRES. WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT WE
HAVE THOUGH WE ARE ABOUT THREE MINUTES WALKING DISTANCE TO
BEAUTIFUL OF DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE LARGE UNITS WITH BIG OPEN
SPACE. THESE UNITS, THERE ARE NOT AS THE OTHER PROJECT WHICH
WAS-- THE DENSITY, THEY ARE SO DENSE, AS YOU CAN SEE. I'VE
JUST BROUGHT OTHER PROJECTS I HAVE ABOUT-- IN THE CITY OF
BURBANK, ABOUT OVER 108 UNITS I'M BUILDING AT THIS TIME IN
CITY OF BURBANK AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE. THIS IS THEY CALL IT
DENSE. AND I AM SURROUNDED BY TYPICAL OF THIS KIND OF THIS
PROJECT AT THE CITY OF MONTROSE BUT MY PROJECT, AS YOU CAN
SEE, IF I TAKE IT BACK AND SHOW YOU THE OTHER ONE, COMPARE IT,
IS ALL THE OPEN SPACE. AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU EXEMPT ME OF
THIS MATTER. FURTHER TO THAT, I HAVE TO SAY, THE COUNTY HAS
DONE NEGLIGENT FOR EIGHT MONTHS, THEY HAVE LOST MY APPLICATION
AND, IF THEY DID NOT LOSE MY APPLICATION, I WOULD NOT BE HERE
TODAY. AND NOW THEY'RE TAKING ME HOSTAGE FOR THEY MISTAKE,
THEY NEGLIGENCE, THEY HAVE DONE THE STAFF OF THE PLANNING. I
HAVE NOTHING FURTHER TO SAY. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: BEFORE YOU SPEAK, ARVIN SAHAKIAN,
CAROLINE RAZAVI, SHARON WEISMAN. YES, SIR.
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DENNIS KENNEDY: GOOD MORNING, MAYOR ANTONOVICH AND
SUPERVISORS. I'M DENNIS KENNEDY. I HAPPEN TO BE THE MAYOR OF
CITY OF MORGAN HILL AND I HAVE KNOWN MR. BEITROULICE AND MR.
RAZAVI FOR MANY YEARS AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THEIR REQUEST TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION TO INCLUDE THIS PROJECT.
MR. BEITROULICE HAS DONE PROJECTS IN MORGAN HILL, IN THE CITY
OF SAN JOSE AS WELL AS IN BURBANK AND I KNOW HIS PROJECTS TO
BE QUALITY PROJECTS THAT FIT WELL WITHIN THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY. WE ARE ONE OF TWO PROJECTS WITH SITE PLAN REVIEW
PENDING BEFORE THE COUNTY THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR
HIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND WE WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND WE
COMMEND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH'S
OFFICE FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS URGENCY ORDINANCE. WE, OF
COURSE, WANT TO DEVELOP THIS PROJECT AND BELIEVE THAT IT WILL
BE APPROPRIATE FOR AND BENEFIT THE UNIQUE MONTROSE COMMUNITY.
MORGAN HILL, LIKE MONTROSE, IS A SMALL, SELF-CONTAINED
COMMUNITY AND WE ALL LOVE COMMUNITIES. MONTROSE HAS A
WONDERFUL DOWNTOWN AND THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A 3-
MINUTE WALKING DISTANCE OF THE DOWNTOWN OF MONTROSE. IT WILL
ALLOW A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO EASILY WALK AND
SHOP, DINE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. MR. BEITROULICE WILL SAVE ALL
OF THE TREES ON THE SITE, PROVIDE LARGE AMOUNTS OF OPEN SPACE,
BUILD A PROJECT THAT PROVIDES MORE OFF-SITE PARKING OR MORE
ON-SITE PARKING THAN IS REQUIRED, AT LEAST 10% MORE THAN IS
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REQUIRED, AND, IN GENERAL, WILL DO AN EXCELLENT QUALITY
PROJECT. SO I WANT TO REQUEST THAT THE BOARD PROVIDE AN
EXEMPTION. WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PROCESS SINCE AUGUST OF 2004.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE APPLICATION WAS LOST OR MISPLACED FOR A
PERIOD OF SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS. THAT HAS PUSHED US BACK IN THIS
SITUATION THAT WE'RE CAUGHT UP IN THIS MORATORIUM. IT HAS
IMPOSED A GREAT HARDSHIP ON THE RAZAVI FAMILY AND CARLINE
RAZAVI WILL SPEAK MOMENTARILY ABOUT THE COST. IT'S RUNNING
ABOUT $40,000 PER MONTH IN TERMS OF INTEREST AND TAXES JUST TO
HOLD THIS PROJECT. ANY FURTHER DELAY WILL IMPOSE A GREAT
BURDEN ON THE RAZAVI FAMILY. SO WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PROJECT
FITS WITHIN THE CONCEPT OF WHAT MONTROSE WOULD LIKE TO SEE,
IT'S A WONDERFUL PROJECT WITHIN EASY WALKING DISTANCE OF THE
DOWNTOWN AND WILL ACTUALLY BENEFIT THE MONTROSE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. WHOEVER.
SHARON WEISMAN: I'M SHARON WEISMAN. I'M REPRESENTING CRESCENTA
VALLEY HERITAGE. AND I STAFF A TABLE AT THE MONTROSE HARVEST
MARKET TWICE A MONTH AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE OF
THE COMMUNITY WHO COME BY DO NOT WANT HUGE APARTMENT BUILDINGS
AND CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT AREA. THEY WANT TO RETAIN
THE HUMAN SCALE CHARACTER OF THE AREA FOR THE FAMILIES,
WHETHER THEY'RE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY OR RENTERS AND
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CRESCENTA VALLEY HERITAGE DOES NOT OPPOSE RESPONSIBLE
DEVELOPMENT AND INDEED SEVERAL LARGE PROJECTS ARE ALREADY
UNDERWAY AND APPROVED AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S NOT A
MORATORIUM ON BUILDING, IT'S MERELY A REQUIREMENT FOR A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS SO THAT
THERE IS REVIEW FROM EVERYONE, EVERYONE WHO IS AFFECTED. I
PERSONALLY LIVE IN THE CITY OF GLENDALE, WHICH IS VERY NEAR--
IT'S LA CRESCENTA BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION AND WE ARE
CONCERNED WITH OUR NEIGHBORS' QUALITY OF LIFE ALSO. WE WANT TO
HAVE THOUGHTFUL, CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF THE EFFECTS OF
DEVELOPMENT, NOT ONLY ON THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS BUT THE WHOLE
AREA, AND WE HOPE YOU CONSIDER EXTENDING THIS, AGAIN NOT A
MORATORIUM, JUST A STUDY AND THOUGHTFUL, CAREFUL REFLECTION OF
EACH DEVELOPMENT THAT'S PROPOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU. LET ME CALL UP ALICE
HAKIANS AND NINA BEYT. YES. WHOEVER.
ARVIN SAHAKIAN: MY NAME IS ARVIN SAHAKIAN AND MY MOTHER IS
ACTUALLY HERE WITH ME, ALICE, AND WE HAVE A PROPERTY ON 2920
FAIRMONT AVENUE.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS?
ARVIN SAHAKIAN: I'M SORRY?
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: YOUR ADDRESS AGAIN?
ARVIN SAHAKIAN: 2920 FAIRMONT AVENUE AND IT'S BASICALLY A
15,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT. WHEN WE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IT IN
1995, YOU KNOW, WE INTENDED TO LIVE THERE. WE LIKED THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, QUIET AND WHAT NOT. RIGHT BEHIND OUR PROPERTY
WAS AN UNUSED, I BELIEVE, GAS UTILITY BUILDING WHICH WAS MAYBE
ONE STORY HIGH, BRICK BUILDING AND A FEW YEARS LATER, IT WAS
TORN DOWN AND THE RESIDENCES WENT AGAINST AN OFFICE DEPOT
BEING BUILT THERE. SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS THEY HAD BUILT TOWN
HOMES THREE STORIES HIGH, ABOUT 30 OR 40 OF THEM, COMPLETELY
CROWDING THE AREA, AND THE PROPERTIES ON BOTH SIDES OF US HAVE
APARTMENTS BEHIND WITH THE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTS IN FRONT,
SO WHAT'S HAPPENED IS BASICALLY WE'RE A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME ON
A 15,000-SQUARE-FOOT LOT COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY APARTMENT
BUILDINGS WITH ZERO PRIVACY AND WHATNOT, SO WE HAVE AN ENTIRE
BACKYARD THAT IS COMPLETELY UNUSED. SO IT'S HIGHLY
INCONVENIENT FOR US AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY DO IS
DEVELOP ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT CONDO UNITS, ABOUT HALF OF WHICH,
AT LEAST FOUR OF WHICH, WILL GO TOWARDS OUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY
TO LIVE THERE, MOVING IN MY SISTER, GRANDMOTHER, MY AUNT AND
WHATNOT AND SELLING THE OTHER TWO OR THREE AS A RETIREMENT FOR
MY PARENTS BECAUSE THEY'RE REACHING THE AGE OF 55, 56, WHERE,
YOU KNOW, NATURALLY, THEIR RETIREMENT PAYMENTS WILL DEFINITELY
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NOT BE SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. SO I'M
IN FAVOR TO EXTEND IT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO GIVE US
TIME AMPLE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP BASICALLY THE AMERICAN
DREAM.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU.
CAROLINE RAZAVI: GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME
IS CAROLINE RAZAVI. BEFORE I START ANYTHING, I JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT I HOPE THAT THE PASTOR'S PRAYER PIERCES THE HEARTS OF
ALL THAT ARE HERE TO RENDER JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND, SECONDLY,
BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MY PROPERTY, SUPERVISOR BURKE,
REGARDING YOUR COLORECTAL CANCER, I'M A PHYSICIAN, SO I'M GIVE
YOU AN ADVICE ON THAT, LOTS OF FIBER AND I HAVE SEEN YOU,
BECAUSE WHEN I DID MY RESIDENCY HERE, I THINK YOU CAME TO MY
HOSPITAL A FEW TIMES. BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, MY FIRST JOB IS A
MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG KIDS, SIX-YEAR-OLD AND THREE-YEAR-OLD.
SECONDLY, I'M A PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGIST WHO DID MY TRAINING
HERE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND PRACTICED HERE FOR A FEW YEARS.
I PURCHASED A PROPERTY WITH MY HUSBAND ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO IN
HOPES OF HAVING A WIN/WIN SITUATION AND OFFERING SOMETHING TO
THE SOCIETY AND, AT THE SAME TIME, DOING SOMETHING FOR
OURSELVES. IN THE MEANTIME, THIS IS-- WE THOUGHT WE HAD A
GREEN LIGHT BY THE COUNTY AND, DURING THIS PROCESS, WE HAD TO
BORROW MONEY AND THE INTEREST ON THAT MONEY IS ABOUT 40,000 A
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MONTH. I HAVE BEEN WORKING NIGHT SHIFT, DAY SHIFT AND, AS SOON
AS I FINISH THIS, I HAVE TO GO DO A NIGHT SHIFT AND I HOPE
NONE OF YOU GUYS COME TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE ANESTHETIZED
TONIGHT BECAUSE I MIGHT BE TIRED. BUT, ASIDE FROM THAT, JUST
THE FACT THAT THEY LOST OUR FILE FOR ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS
AND IF THEY PUT A PICTURE ON THAT FILE, IT MIGHT HELP PEOPLE
TO REALIZE THAT SOMEBODY'S WORKING VERY HARD TO PAY ALL THAT
MONEY AND IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO SAY THAT WE'VE JUST LOST A
FILE. IT'S ANALOGOUS TO YOU HAVING CHEST PAIN AND COMING AND
GETTING YOUR EKG ECHO AND ANGIOGRAM AND YOU STILL HAVE THE
CHEST PAIN AND WE SAY, "I'M SORRY, WE'VE LOST IT, CAN WE-- YOU
KNOW, WE CAN DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN." YOU KNOW, WHO KNOWS IF THE
HEART IS GOING TO STOP OR WHAT HAVE YOU. THAT'S BASICALLY ALL
I HAVE TO SAY AT THIS POINT, THAT THE HARDSHIP THAT IT IS
CAUSING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AND TAKING MY TIME AWAY. JUST TO
LET YOU KNOW ALSO WHAT I DO IN THE COMMUNITY, I DO OPERATION
ACCESS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE NO INSURANCE, SO I DO VOLUNTEER
WORK AT THE SAME TIME. SO BASICALLY MY WHOLE GOAL WHEN I
BOUGHT THIS THING WITH MY HUSBAND WAS TO HAVE A WIN/WIN
SITUATION AND THE COUNTY HAS JUST DELAYED US AND DELAYED US,
LOSING OUR PAPER AND I THOUGHT MAYBE IF THEY CAN THINK OF IT--
YOU KNOW, WHEN I HAVE A PATIENT, I THINK OF IT AS MY MOTHER,
FATHER, BROTHER OR SISTER AND MAYBE IF THEY LOOK AT THAT FILE
AND THINK OF IT, THAT'S A HUMAN BEING AND IT'S AFFECTING MY
FAMILY, THEY MIGHT LOOK AT IT WITH A DIFFERENT PICTURE AND I
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PRAY AGAIN THAT THE PASTOR'S PRAYER HAS PIERCED EVERYONE'S
HEART. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: DONNIE BALL. DONNIE BALL. AND FRANK
BEYT. OKAY. WHOMEVER. DO YOU WANT TO GO?
NINA BEYT: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS NINA BEYT. I
LIVE IN A HOME NEXT TO THE FREEWAY AND WE'VE LIVED THERE SINCE
1971. IT WILL BE 35 YEARS THIS SEPTEMBER. WE KNEW WHEN WE
BOUGHT THIS PLACE IT WAS NEXT TO THE FREEWAY BUT IT HAD WHAT
WE NEEDED, ENOUGH BEDROOMS FOR OUR CHILDREN. AND IT'S A QUIET
STREET. WE HAVE SKATEBOARDERS, WE HAVE BASKETBALL-- WE DON'T
BUT, I MEAN, THERE ARE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BASKETBALL HOOPS IN
THE CUL-DE-SAC. IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE KIDS. WE HAVE
TREES GALORE BUT IT'S R-3 AND IT'S NEXT TO THE FREEWAY.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: WHAT'S THE CROSS STREET?
NINA BEYT: PARDON? UH, THE CROSS STREET IS RENCON. THIS IS OUR
HOME HERE. EVERYTHING IN RED IS CONDOMINIUMS. EVERYTHING IN
GREEN ARE SMALL SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS. THERE'S ONLY ONE
HOUSE OF ANY SIZE THERE. WHEN IT COMES TIME THAT MY HUSBAND
AND I CAN NO LONGER TAKE CARE OF THIS PLACE AND WE HAVE TO
MOVE ON, WE KNOW OUR VALUE IN THIS HOME IS FOR DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD SELL TO GET SOMEONE TO BUY NEXT TO THE
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FREEWAY, ALTHOUGH IT'S WORKED OUT WELL FOR US BUT WE NEVER
KNOW. WE REALLY DON'T LIKE THIS MORATORIUM. MORATORIUMS CAN BE
EXTENDED AND EXTENDED AND EXTENDED AND SO, YES, YOU SAY, WELL,
YOU CAN APPLY FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. WELL, WHAT IF IT
DOESN'T GET APPROVED? WHAT IF IT GETS LOST? WHAT IF WE NEED TO
SELL AND WE NEED TO MAXIMIZE THE 35 TO 40 YEARS THAT WE'VE
LIVED THERE AND SPENT THE MONEY ON THIS PLACE? AND WE NEED TO
SELL IT AND THEN WE CAN'T GET OUR FAIR VALUE BECAUSE OUR R-3
HAS BEEN DOWNZONED TO R-1. THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU. LET THE HUSBAND GO NEXT.
FRANK BEYT: MY NAME IS FRANK BEYT AND THIS IS MY WIFE. AND I
WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THE SAME POSITION THAT SHE HAS
ESTABLISHED. AS YOU CAN SEE, MY HOUSE HAS NO NEIGHBORS. IT
CERTAINLY IS AGAINST THE FREEWAY, PRESSED UP AGAINST IT BY
CONDOMINIUMS, SO THEREFORE ANY DEVELOPMENT ON THIS PROPERTY
CERTAINLY COULDN'T INTERFERE WITH ANYONE. IF IT SHOULD HAVE
INTERFERED, THEY SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT 35 YEARS AGO
BEFORE THEY BUILT CONDOMINIUMS LINING THE STREETS. SO I WOULD
JUST WANT TO REITERATE THE FACT THAT IT WOULD BE-- IT'S A
SEVERE-- WOULD BE A SEVERE HARDSHIP FOR MY WIFE AND I IF WE
SHOULD HAVE TO SELL THIS PROPERTY FOR WHATEVER REASON UNDER
SUCH STUDIES AND MORATORIUMS, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE VALUE IS
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IN R-3, OBVIOUSLY ANY OTHER POSITION WOULD NOT BE TENABLE, IN
MY OPINION. SO I SIMPLY AND YOU TO PLEASE REVIEW THIS PROPERTY
AND PLEASE REVIEW YOUR STUDY WITH CARE BECAUSE IT WOULD
DRAMATICALLY IMPACT MYSELF AND MY WIFE AND I THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: IF THE MORATORIUM IS EXTENDED, YOU
STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF GOING THROUGH THE C.U.P.
PROCESS. YOU STILL-- YOU WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF GOING
THROUGH THE C.U.P. PROCESS.
FRANK BEYT: I'M SORRY. I DON'T WHAT THAT...
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: IF THE MORATORIUM WAS EXTENDED, YOU
WOULD STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF GOING THROUGH A
CONDITIONAL USE.
FRANK BEYT: YES, SIR, I UNDERSTAND THAT BUT THAT WOULD DEFRAY
SOMEBODY THAT WOULD PURCHASE THIS FROM APPROACHING US FOR THAT
REASON, BECAUSE OF THAT HURDLE THAT IS OFTEN, AS YOU WELL
KNOW, IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERCOME. SO THEREFORE I JUST WOULD ASK
YOU TO DISCONTINUE THIS PROCESS COMPLETELY. IT WOULD BE IN MY
BEST INTEREST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, SIR.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU. BEFORE YOU-- VERN TJARKI
AND MICHAEL LAWLER. YES, MA'AM.
ALICE HAKIANS: GOOD MORNING. I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON
2920 FAIRMONT AVENUE. MY SON EARLIER SPOKE ABOUT THAT.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
ALICE HAKIANS: ALICE HAKIANS. MY PROPERTY, AS MY SON SAID, THE
BACKYARD IS JUST LEFT THERE WITH NO USE AND, YOU KNOW, MY
FAMILY IS EXPANDING. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A FEW CONDOS THERE
FOR MY SON, MY DAUGHTER, MY SISTER AND MY PARENTS ALSO, SO,
YOU KNOW AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING LEFT, I WOULD LIKE TO SELL
FOR OUR RETIREMENT, MY HUSBAND AND I. SO I'M JUST HERE FOR THE
FAVOR OF THE EXTENSION, I'M REQUESTING AN EXTENSION, IF I MAY,
PLEASE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU. YES, SIR.
DONNIE BALL: HELLO. MY NAME IS DONNIE BALL. I'VE LIVED IN THE
MONTROSE AREA MY WHOLE 57 YEARS AND I'VE PURCHASED THE
PROPERTY AT 2222 AND 2226 MONTROSE AVENUE. THAT'S BETWEEN THE
OCEAN VIEW AND DOWNTOWN MONTROSE IN 1984 AND HAVE LIVED THERE
SINCE THEN-- I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY LIVED THERE SINCE BUT I LIVE
JUST UP THE STREET FROM THERE. AND THE ORIGINAL REASON FOR
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BUYING THESE TWO PROPERTIES SIDE BY SIDE WAS TO NOT ONLY JOIN
THE PROPERTIES TOGETHER, BUT EVENTUALLY BUILD THESE EIGHT
UNITS ON IT THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON, SO, IN AUGUST OF 2002,
I ATTENDED-- I WENT TO THE ONE STOP MEETING AND WENT OVER THE
ISSUES WITH THE COUNTY AND GOT KIND OF A THUMBS UP ON THAT AND
HAVE BEEN, SINCE THEN, RETIRED FROM MY JOB AND HAVE HAD THE
ARCHITECT DRAW UP MY DRAWINGS AND STUFF AND GET INTO PLAN
CHECK AND KIND OF STALLED IN PLAN CHECK. AND THEN, WHEN THE
MORATORIUM BEGAN TO BE TALKED ABOUT, I KIND OF PUSHED THINGS
ALONG BUT IT STILL HASN'T HAPPENED YET. SO I WAS HERE TODAY TO
JUST BE MORE CLEAR AS TO WHAT I NEED TO DO TO CONTINUE ON WITH
THIS PROJECT. WHEN I FILLED OUT THE SLIP OF PAPER TODAY AND
ASKED IF I WAS OPPOSED OR FOR IT, I JUST KIND OF CHECKED BOTH
BOXES, THINKING THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF
MONTROSE THAT REALLY HAVEN'T TURNED OUT SO GOOD AND, FRANKLY,
BEEN KIND OF EMBARRASSING TO ME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT JUST
SEEMED TO BE OVERBUILT FOR THE AREA. MY PARTICULAR CASE IS--
ON MONTROSE AVENUE, IS 120 FEET WIDE HIGHWAY AND MY-- FRANKLY,
MY TWO LITTLE HOMES LOOK KIND OF OUT OF PLACE BECAUSE I'M THE
ONLY PERSON THAT HASN'T DEVELOPED IN THAT WHOLE STRETCH OF THE
MONTROSE AVENUE AREA. SO MY TENANTS HAVE JUST RECENTLY MOVED
AND MY PROJECT IS ABOUT 90% ON ITS WAY WITH THE DEMOLITION AND
THE-- ALL THE THINGS THAT I'VE GONE THROUGH, THE ASBESTOS AND
ALL THAT STUFF AND I'M ASKING TODAY FOR JUST MORE-- I DON'T
KNOW IF I'M ASKING FOR AN EXCEPTION OR JUST ASKING TO TELL ME
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THE RIGHT THING TO DO SO I CAN MOVE ALONG AND MAKE THIS
PROJECT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A COMPLEMENT OF THE AREA AND NOT
NECESSARILY A PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO BE ONE OF THE PROBLEMS.
I GUESS I'M JUST HERE SO THAT YOU KNOW WHO I AM AND IF THERE'S
ANY, I DON'T KNOW, SPECIAL CONSIDERATION IS THE RIGHT WORD OR
JUST CONSIDERATION FOR MY PROJECT AND WHO I WOULD TALK TO AND
HOW I WOULD GO ABOUT THAT. THAT'S ALL I REALLY WANTED TO SAY
ABOUT THAT.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. THANK YOU. LET ME NEXT CALL UP,
BEFORE YOU SPEAK, MARCO RAMBILLA AND STEVE PIERCE. YES, SIR.
YOU'RE ON.
VERN TJARKS: OH, YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND
SUPERVISORS. HIGH NAME IS VERN TJARKS, LAST NAME IS SPELLED T
AS IN TOM, J-A-R-K-S AND I'M AN OWNER OF R-3 ZONED PROPERTY IN
THE UNINCORPORATED MONTROSE AREA, WHICH IS LOCATED ON MULTONIA
DRIVE NEAR MONTROSE AVENUE. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE BOARD
REGARDING THE URGENCY ORDINANCE THAT RESTRICTS THE DEVELOPMENT
OF R-3 ZONED PROPERTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS A
RESULT OF AN EFFORT, LED BY A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, THAT SEEKS
TO DOWNZONE MOST R-3 MONTROSE, LA CRESCENTA PROPERTIES AND
THEIR REPRESENTATIVES ARE SPEAKING HERE TODAY. IN FACT, SEATED
NEXT TO ME HERE. THIS EFFORT WAS APPARENTLY MOTIVATED BY THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A 14-UNIT HOUSING PROJECT THAT WAS
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INAPPROPRIATELY SUITED FOR THAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. I
FOLLOW THE OPPOSITION OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO THAT PROJECT
AND SYMPATHIZE WITH THEM BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A
GENERALIZED DOWN ZONING OF ALL R-3, MONTROSE, LA CRESCENTA
PROPERTIES IS AN APPROPRIATE REMEDY. I DID NOT KNOW THAT A
DOWN ZONING PROPOSAL AND URGENCY ORDINANCE WAS GOING TO HAPPEN
SO QUICKLY AND I WAS NOT GIVEN ANY PRIOR NOTIFICATION. I KNOW
THAT A DOWN ZONING PROPOSAL HAS ALREADY BEEN PREPARED AND
CIRCULATED BY THIS PRIVATE ORGANIZATION. THIS DOWN ZONING
PROPOSAL INCLUDES MY PROPERTY BUT I WAS NOT CONTACTED BY
ANYONE FROM THIS ORGANIZATION, DID NOT CONSENT TO IT. I'M NOT
OPPOSED, HOWEVER, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL PLANNING DOING
A STUDY OF THE ZONING ISSUE IN MONTROSE AND LA CRESCENTA AREA.
I UNDERSTAND THAT TODAY'S HEARING IS ON THE ISSUE OF EXTENDING
THE URGENCY ORDINANCE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BUT I WANT TO PUT ON
THE RECORD MY OPPOSITION TO ANY GENERALIZED DOWN ZONING OF R-3
PROPERTY IN MONTROSE AND LA CRESCENTA AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO
DOWN ZONING MY PROPERTY. I FEEL THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO DO
THIS BECAUSE THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES THAT I HAVE READ HAVE BEEN
QUOTING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THIS PRIVATE ORGANIZATION WHO
GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT JUST ABOUT ALL MONTROSE/LA CRESCENTA
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE IN FAVOR OF DOWN ZONING THEIR R-3 PROPERTY
AND I THINK THAT THIS IDEA HAS BEEN CONVEYED TO THE COUNTY AND
TO THIS BOARD. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE CASE. I HAVE
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ARE ALSO OPPOSED TO ANY DOWN ZONING OF THEIR PROPERTY. I
HAVEN'T TALKED TO ANYBODY YET WHO IS IN FAVOR OF IT. IT IS
UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS URGENCY ORDINANCE HAD TO BE ADOPTED AT
THIS TIME BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THAT A PROPERTY OWNER GO THROUGH
THE COSTLY AND EXTENDED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS. THIS
ORDINANCE WILL ALSO CREATE A PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE TRYING TO
SELL THEIR R-3 PROPERTY DURING THIS STUDY PERIOD BECAUSE THE
ACTUAL ZONING OF THE PROPERTY WILL BE UNCERTAIN. OVERALL, THIS
ORDINANCE IS GOING TO NEGATIVELY AFFECT LOCAL R-3 PROPERTY
VALUES. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS OVERBROAD
BECAUSE IT APPLIES TO PROPERTIES LOCATED ON MAJOR OR SECONDARY
STREETS WHICH ALREADY HAVE MULTIPLE FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS
AND APPLIES TO PROPERTIES THAT ARE ADJACENT TO MULTIPLE FAMILY
BUILDINGS, SUCH AS ONE THAT THE SPEAKER EARLIER DISCUSSED AND
POINTED OUT TODAY. I DON'T THINK THAT THESE PROPERTIES SHOULD
BE SUBJECT TO DOWN ZONING OR TO THIS ORDINANCE. I INTEND TO
PARTICIPATE, HOWEVER, IN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AS PART OF THE
STUDY AND I WILL CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS TO
DO LIKEWISE. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. LINDA HENRY. LINDA
HENRY. OKAY. YES, SIR.
MIKE LAWLER: MY NAME IS MIKE LAWLER AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE CRESCENTA VALLEY AND THE
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GENTLEMAN NEXT TO ME AND I MUST RUN IN DIFFERENT CIRCLES
BECAUSE I, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAVE HEARD MANY, MANY PEOPLE
SPEAK TO ME ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT OVERDEVELOPMENT IN THE
VALLEY. I WANT TO STRESS AGAIN THAT THIS IS A STUDY FOR DOWN
ZONING. THIS IS JUST A CHANCE FOR PUBLIC INPUT AND I BELIEVE
THAT ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE FOR THIS PUBLIC INPUT,
NOT JUST THE DEVELOPERS THAT HAVE COME HERE TODAY. I WOULD
LIKE TO SEE THESE HEARINGS HAPPEN. THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
IDEA IS A GOOD ONE. IT GIVES THE NEIGHBORS OF THESE
DEVELOPMENTS WHO HAVE, BEFORE NOW, NOT HAD ANY INPUT ON IT,
THEY AT LEAST WILL GET SOME CHANCE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
ALSO, TOO, I WANTED TO REACT TO THE DEVELOPMENT THAT THE
GENTLEMAN WAS TALKING ABOUT EARLIER ON PARK PLACE, THE-- I
BELIEVE IT WAS A 27-UNIT ONE, AND HE PAINTS A PICTURE AS
THOUGH IT IS ON A MAIN STREET AND IS NOT GOING TO NEGATIVELY
AFFECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAPPEN TO KNOW WHERE THE PROPERTY
IS. IT IS ON A SIDE STREET, A SMALL SIDE STREET, AND I ALSO
KNOW THAT THE NEIGHBORS DIRECTLY BEHIND THEM ARE R-1 AND THEY
ARE IN THE CITY OF LA CANADA AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY
NOTIFICATIONS. THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE
DO WANT PUBLIC INPUT ON AND I WOULD ASK THAT YOU DON'T MAKE
ANY EXCEPTIONS IN THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS. THIS IS
EXACTLY THE KIND OF PROPERTY THAT WE WANT PUBLIC INPUT ON.
THANK YOU.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU. YES?
STEVE PIERCE: GOOD MORNING, MAYOR ANTONOVICH AND SUPERVISORS.
MY NAME IS STEVE PIERCE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE CRESCENTA VALLEY
TOWN COUNCIL AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR TOWN COUNCIL.
ON MARCH 7TH, WE SPOKE BEFORE YOU, URGING THE BOARD TO SUPPORT
AND PASS THE MOTION FOR A STUDY OF THE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY
OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY THE
UNRESTRICTED DEVELOPMENT OF R-3 PROPERTY WITHIN THE
UNINCORPORATED PORTION OF MONTROSE/LA CRESCENTA. OUR COUNCIL
CONGRATULATES THE BOARD FOR RESPONDING TO THE WISHES OF THE
COMMUNITY WITH ITS ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2006-0015U. AS
WE MENTIONED LAST MONTH, OUR COMMUNITY'S GREATEST CONCERN
CONTINUES TO BE THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF NEW MULTILEVEL
DEVELOPMENTS ADJACENT TO EXISTING SINGLE STORY, SINGLE FAMILY
HOMES. THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS EASILY DWARF AND OVERSHADOW THE
SMALL BUNGALOWS SO COMMON TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY REPLACE
HOMES WITH YARDS AND OPEN SPACE FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY. OFTEN
CHILDREN ARE FORCED TO PLAY IN COMMON AREAS, DRIVEWAYS AND
PARKING GARAGES, WHERE YARDS WITH GRASS ONCE EXISTED AND ARE
STILL A MEMORY. THE DREAM OF OWNING A HOME WITH A WHITE PICKET
FENCE STILL EXISTS IN OUR AREA BUT WE LOSE A LITTLE MORE OF
THAT MAYBERRY WAY OF LIFE WITH EACH NEW PROJECT AND WITH EACH
LITTLE HOUSE THAT IS TORN APART TO MAKE WAY FOR INCOMPATIBLE
DEVELOPMENT. THE RESIDENTS WE REPRESENT, THE ONES WHO STOP TO
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CHAT WITH US IN OUR MARKETS, IN OUR BANKS, AT OUR SCHOOLS AND
EVEN AT OUR FARMERS MARKET, HAVE LONGED TO HAVE THEIR VOICES
HEARD ABOVE THE SOUND OF THE JACKHAMMER, THE PNEUMATIC NAIL
GUN AND THE CONCRETE PUMPER. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS
GIVEN OUR COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD WITH THE
ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE. THE CRESCENTA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL
AND THE RESIDENTS OF UNINCORPORATED MONTROSE/LA CRESCENTA, WHO
WE REPRESENT, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOW EXTEND THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE
FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS. OUR COMMUNITY
DESERVES THIS AND OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS THIS. WE THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SERVING, TOO,
ON THE TOWN COUNCIL.
STEVE PIERCE: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: ANNIE LAWLER. ANNIE LAWLER. YES, SIR?
MARCO BRENBILLAN: GOOD MORNING, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS
MARCO BRENBILLAN. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT ON PARK
PLACE, NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT IS JUST BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT IS
JUSTIFIABLE. IN THE INTERESTS OF TIME, I WILL NOT GO INTO A
LENGTHY PRESENTATION BUT I WILL CONCENTRATE UPON THREE OR FOUR
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MAJOR ISSUES. EARLIER ON, WE HEARD THE WORD "RESPONSIBLE
DEVELOPMENT." THIS IS ONE, IF THERE EVER WAS ONE. THIS IS
ALREADY DEVELOPING INTO A MUCH LESS DENSITY. IT IS
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE. IT IS NOT A BIG HUGE BUILDING, BUT
A CLUSTER OF STRUCTURES HUGGING THE HILLSIDE AND SAVING EVERY
SINGLE OAK TREE THAT IS ON THE PROPERTY. IF THERE IS ANYTHING
LIKE THE SPIRIT OF WHAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH THE NEW
STUDIES AND ORDINANCES, THIS PROJECT ALREADY ADDRESSES THAT.
OVER AND ABOVE THAT, THERE ARE CERTAIN ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN
HURTING THIS PROJECT DRAMATICALLY. FIRST AND FOREMOST, EITHER
THROUGH NEGLIGENCE OR BY DESIGN, THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DELAYED
FOR OVER A YEAR. THE PROJECT WAS LOST, THE OWNERS WERE NOT
NOTIFIED. IT WAS-- ONCE IT WAS DISCOVERED, THEN EVERY PERSON
RESPONDED IN A VERY TIMELY MANNER TO GET THE PROJECT TO THE
POINT THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AND EVERY SINGLE ITEM ON
THOSE ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED, THEN PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS CAME
UP, WELL, MAYBE WE CAN, MAYBE WE CANNOT AND THEN THE PROJECT
WAS AGAIN DRAGGED UNTIL THE POINT THAT THE ORDINANCE WAS
ACTUALLY ADOPTED. NOW, IN THE PROCESS, THE OWNERS, THE
PROPERTY DEVELOPERS, THE ARCHITECT, PEOPLE CONCERNED, THEY
WERE NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ORDINANCE, ABOUT THE HEARINGS AND
ABOUT THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT. SO THE PROJECT NOW,
AFTER HAVING GONE THROUGH THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF ALL THE
DEVELOPMENT AND AFTER HAVING SATISFIED EVERY SINGLE ITEM ON
THE WISH LIST, NOT ONLY COMPLIES WITH THE SPIRIT OF WHAT YOU
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INTEND TO DO BUT IT HAS ALSO COMPLIED WITH THE LETTER OF THE
LAW AS IT IS TODAY. NOW, DELAYING IT FURTHER AND FURTHER IS
REALLY AN UNFAIR HARDSHIP TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON INVOLVED IN
THE PROJECT. REMEMBER, THIS IS ONLY ONE OF THE TWO PROJECTS
THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE PIPELINE SINCE 2002 AND THEN IN 2004. I
THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. HARRIET
HECHT AND IRENE GUTHRIE. YES?
ANNIE LAWLER: I'M ANNIE LAWLER, AND I CURRENTLY GO TO ROSEMONT
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I'M JUST REALLY WORRIED BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL
IS, LIKE, TOTALLY OVERCROWDED AND WE REALLY, REALLY NEED LESS
PEOPLE THERE, LIKE, I MEAN, LIKE, I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING IS
BAD ABOUT APARTMENTS, A LOT OF MY FRIENDS LIVE IN APARTMENTS
BUT WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE. THERE'S ALREADY PEOPLE THAT ARE
SHARING-- SOME PEOPLE ARE SHARING FOUR PEOPLE TO A LOCKER AND
THERE'S STILL PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE LOCKERS. WE JUST, LIKE,
REDID PART OF OUR SCHOOL AND NOW IT'S ALREADY OVERCROWDED
AGAIN AND THERE'S REALLY JUST NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR EVERYONE
THAT NEEDS TO GO THERE AND, WHEN YOU BUILD APARTMENTS, PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO BRING THEIR KIDS WITH THEM AND LIVE IN THEIR
APARTMENTS AND THEN THEIR KIDS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO
SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO EVEN GET MORE OVERCROWDED
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THAN THEY ALREADY ARE. SO I REALLY THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO
NOT BE ANY MORE APARTMENTS IN LA CRESCENTA.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU.
LINDA HENRY: HI. MY NAME IS LINDA HENRY. I'M A RESIDENT OF
MONTROSE, I LIVE AT 3925 ORANGEDALE, RIGHT ON THE TRIANGLE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE TOWN, AND I SUPPORT THE STUDY AND I SUPPORT
THE COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO OUR
COMMUNITY. I SYMPATHIZE ALSO WITH RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPERS. I
SYMPATHIZE ALSO WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT
SELLING AND LEAVING THE COMMUNITY. I'M IN THE SAME POSITION. I
ACTUALLY CONSIDERED SELLING MY HOUSE AND WAS OFFERED ABOVE
MARKET VALUE FOR MY HOUSE TWO YEARS AGO. I DECIDED TO PAUSE ON
THAT WHEN I REALIZED THAT I COULDN'T EASILY MOVE SOMEWHERE
ELSE AND HAVE AS NICE AN AREA AS MONTROSE IS. I DON'T KNOW, I
THINK THAT-- I JUST SUPPORT THE STUDY BECAUSE IT GOES TO THE
WHOLE IDEA OF COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO TALK ABOUT
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR DIFFERENT NEEDS ARE. AND I ALSO,
THOUGH, DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE
IRRESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT THAT DID GO ON IN MONTROSE EVEN
OCCURRED, THE PROJECT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT ON FLORENCEDA IS
RIGHT OUTSIDE MY BACKYARD. THEIR WINDOWS LOOK RIGHT DOWN ON MY
HOUSE. AND THERE IS ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT WENT IN ON
MONTROSE THAT HAS AN INSANE DRIVEWAY THAT GOES DOWN ABOUT 30
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DEGREES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE PROPERTIES WERE
DEVELOPED AND HOW POSSIBLY OTHER PROPERTIES WERE NOT. SO
THAT'S THE REASON THAT I REALLY FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE
NEEDS TO BE COMMUNITY INPUT INTO HOW A COMMUNITY IS DEVELOPED,
OTHERWISE PEOPLE WILL NOT CARE TO STAY. ALSO, I WANTED TO SAY
THAT MY CHILDREN WENT TO SCHOOLS IN THIS AREA. I'VE LIVED IN
THE CRESCENTA VALLEY SINCE 1979, AND THE SCHOOLS WERE CROWDED
ALL THROUGH THE '90S. SO, YOU KNOW, ANY, YOU KNOW, QUESTION OF
DENSITY, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SEWER SYSTEMS BEING ABLE TO
HANDLE THIS DENSITY. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING AND I THANK
YOU FOR LISTENING.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU. YES.
HARRIET HECHT: HELLO. MY NAME IS HARRIET HECHT AND I WORK FOR
L.A. COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. I'M A NURSE. I'M A
SINGLE PARENT AND I RAISED MY SON IN MY HOUSE ON 4004
ORANGEDALE AVENUE, MONTROSE. IT WAS A VERY SMALL TOWN WHEN I
MOVED IN THERE 20 YEARS AGO AND IT HAS GOTTEN TO BE AN
IMPOSSIBLE VOLUME OF PEOPLE THERE NOW. FOR EXAMPLE, I CAN'T
EVEN BACK MY CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT WOULD BE
SUICIDE, THE CARS ARE GOING SO FAST DOWN THE STREET. THE
OVERPOPULATION THAT WE HAVE NOW IS TOO MUCH AND THE IDEA OF
BUILDING-- OVERBUILDING MORE IS MAKING IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.
I WALK MY DOG EVERY DAY BY THESE HOUSES, THESE SMALL LITTLE
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HOUSES THAT WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THAT ARE BEING TORN DOWN AND BIG
COMPLEXES BUILT THAT ARE JUST CHANGING THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE OF
THE CITY THAT I BOUGHT IN 20 YEARS AGO. I'M ASKING YOU TO HAVE
SOME MERCY ON THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO LIVE IN THE AREA THAT
WE WOULD HAVE SOME INPUT INTO WHAT'S GOING ON. I NOW HAVE
BECOME ACTIVE IN THE CRESCENTA VALLEY HERITAGE SOCIETY AND THE
CRESCENTA VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND NOW I'M AWARE OF
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY AND I WANT TO BE PART OF THE
DEVELOPMENT SO THAT IT DOES NOT GET OVERDEVELOPED, SO IT STAYS
THE SMALL TOWN THAT IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN. AND FOR THE SAFETY OF
OUR INHABITANTS IN THE CITY, I'M ASKING YOU TO HAVE SOME
JUSTICE IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU.
IRENE GUTHRIE: GOOD MORNING, SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH AND OTHER
SUPERVISORS. MY NAME IS IRENE GUTHRIE AND I LIVE ON 2535
MONTROSE AVENUE, AND I'VE LIVED THERE FOR 50 YEARS. AND, WHEN
WE MOVED TO MONTROSE, IT WAS A NICE, QUIET LITTLE COMMUNITY
AND HAD VERY GOOD SCHOOLS AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN THROUGH THE
YEARS, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE SEEN HOW SO MANY BIG DEVELOPMENTS
HAVE COME IN AND IT'S REALLY RUINED OUR LITTLE TOWN OF
MONTROSE. AND I KNOW THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH YOU CAN DO ABOUT
WHERE WE LIVE BECAUSE THERE'S APARTMENTS ALL AROUND US.
THERE'S FIVE HOUSES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR STREET AND WE'RE
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PROUD OF OUR HOME AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT THAT WAY BUT
WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE OVERPOPULATION AND THE WATER
SITUATION, AND SEWER SITUATION AND THE SCHOOLS. AND I SUPPORT
THE EXTENSION OF YOUR ORDINANCE AND WHICH I HOPE THAT YOU
WOULD STUDY IT MORE. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU. YES. WAIT. LET ME AND, IS
SERCO, S-E-R-C-O, C-A-R-I-B-I-A-N HERE? COULD WE HAVE THE
DEPARTMENT RESPOND TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS?
RON HOFMANN: THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. RON HOFMANN FROM REGIONAL
PLANNING. I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE STAFF HAS NO
FOREGONE CONCLUSIONS AS TO WHAT WOULD BE THE RESULTS OF OUR
STUDY. THIS WOULD BE A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE EXISTING
ZONING PATTERNS, EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS. WE WOULD BE
CONTACTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WATER DISTRICT, COUNTY PUBLIC
WORKS TO LOOK INTO THESE INFRASTRUCTURE QUESTIONS WHICH ARE
CERTAINLY IMPORTANT BUT WE HAVE NOT DECIDED OR CONCLUDED WHAT
THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY SHOULD BE. THAT WOULD BE, AS I SAID,
DONE AT THE END OF OUR REVIEW AND AFTER MEETING WITH THE
COMMUNITY OUT IN LA CRESCENTA/MONTROSE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF
MAYBE APPROPRIATE DESIGN STANDARDS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT
WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS WELL. SO, AS FAR AS A STUDY THAT IS
CONCLUDED THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO DOWNZONING, WE HAVEN'T
REACHED THAT CONCLUSION AND ANY DECISION TO DO ANY DOWNZONING
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WOULD HAVE TO BE THE RESULT OF PROPER PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE
THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND YOUR BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: EXCUSE ME ONE MOMENT. THERE'S ONE
OTHER PERSON WHO HAD SIGNED UP, JUAN DOE, JOHN DOE. SUPERVISOR
KNABE?
SUP. KNABE: WHILE THEY'RE COMING UP, HOW LONG WOULD THAT STUDY
TAKE?
RON HOFMANN: WE'RE ESTIMATING IT WOULD BE ABOUT SIX MONTHS BUT
IT COULD GO LONGER, DEPENDING ON THE TYPES OF ISSUES THAT
EITHER WE DISCOVER OR ARE RAISED AT THE PUBLIC-- THE COMMUNITY
MEETINGS.
SUP. KNABE: AND I GUESS, FROM THE TESTIMONY, THAT THERE ARE A
COUPLE PROJECTS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO EXEMPT OR REQUEST TO BE
EXEMPTED? HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN IN THE PIPELINE?
RON HOFMANN: THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY SIX PROJECTS THAT ARE IN
THE PIPELINE. FOUR OF THOSE WOULD BE EXEMPTED BY THE CURRENT
PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE. THEY'VE BEEN IN THE PIPELINE FROM
THE-- THE OLDEST IS 2004, AUGUST OF 2004. THE OTHER IS 2005
AND 2006.
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SUP. KNABE: THE OTHER FOUR WERE BEFORE THAT, THEN? I MEAN, WHY
WOULD THOSE TWO NOT BE EXEMPTED AND THE OTHER FOUR WOULD?
RON HOFMANN: THE EXEMPTION PROVISIONS WRITTEN INTO THE
ORDINANCE ALLOW PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED THAT ARE LOCATED
ON MAJOR OR SECONDARY HIGHWAYS TO BE EXEMPTED. STAFF FELT THAT
PROJECTS ON THE MAJOR OR SECONDARY HIGHWAYS, IMPACTS RELATED
TO TRAFFIC AND ON-STREET PARKING WOULD BE MUCH LESS THAN
PROJECTS ON LOCAL STREETS, WHICH THE OTHER TWO PROJECTS ARE
LOCATED ON.
SUP. KNABE: OKAY. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SUPERVISOR BURKE.
SUP. BURKE: IS THERE AN EXEMPTION FOR THE ONE WHERE THERE'S
ALLEGED THAT THERE WAS A LOSS OF THE FILE? AND I'D LIKE TO
HEAR A COMMENT ABOUT WAS THE FILE LOST?
RON HOFMANN: MRS. BURKE, RON HOFMANN AGAIN. THE FILE
APPARENTLY WAS LOST FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. IT'S UNFORTUNATE.
ONCE THE APPLICANT CONTACTED US TO INQUIRE AS TO THE STATUS OF
THE PROJECT, WE INFORMED-- AT THAT TIME, WE OBVIOUSLY LOOKED
FOR THE FILE, COULD NOT FIND IT, INFORMED THE APPLICANT THAT,
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UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD LOST THE FILE. THE APPLICANT SUPPLIED
NEW MATERIAL. AFTER THAT TIME, WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH
THE APPLICANT TO TRY TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD.
SUP. BURKE: IS THAT ONE EXEMPTED?
RON HOFMANN: THAT ONE IS NOT EXEMPTED. IT IS ON A LOCAL
STREET.
SUP. BURKE: I REALLY THINK THAT, WHEN YOU LOSE A FILE, THAT
YOU HAVE TO MAKE UP SOMETHING.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: AND WE ARE INVESTIGATING THAT RIGHT
NOW AS WE SPEAK.
SUP. BURKE: I MEAN BUT, AFTER WE-- I MEAN, IF WE VOTE FOR
THIS, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY HAVE SIX MONTHS TO INVESTIGATE
AND THEN TO...
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: NO. COUNTY COUNSEL IS INVESTIGATING
RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.
SUP. BURKE: AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT'S LOST?
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: AND THEY CAN ADVISE US IN EXECUTIVE
SESSION.
SUP. BURKE: OKAY.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: YES, SIR.
ANDREW AHLERING: YES, MR. ANTONOVICH, MR. KNABE, HONORABLE
SUPERVISOR BURKE, HONORABLE SUPERVISOR YAROSLAVSKY, MY NAME IS
ANDREW AHLERING ON BEHALF OF JUAN DOE, A RESIDENT OF THIS
COMMUNITY. SUPERVISORS, YOU NOW HAVE THE HARD DECISION. YOU'VE
THANKFULLY LISTENED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE COME TO
VOICE THEIR OPINION ON THIS MATTER. YOU HAVE-- YOU, MUCH LIKE
SOLOMON, NOW MUST MAKE THE HARD DECISION ON THE PEOPLE'S
RIGHT, YOU WILL SEE THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE
PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH.
THAT IS ON THE PEOPLE'S RIGHT IN YOUR HALL. IN YOUR RIGHT IN
THIS HALL, YOU'LL SEE THIS COUNTRY IS FOUNDED ON FREE
ENTERPRISE, CHERISH AND HELP PRESERVE IT. SO THE TWO HONORABLE
MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD, SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH, SUPERVISOR
KNABE, YOU MUST NOW PLAY THE ROLE OF SOLOMON AND MAKE A VERY
HARD DECISION. I ASK THAT, ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, YOU UPHOLD AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION
OF OUR STATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE-- AND YOU'RE
RECOMMENDING SIX MONTHS?
SUP. KNABE: HE SAID IT COULD TAKE LONGER.
RON HOFMANN: NO. THE ORDINANCE WOULD EXTEND THE URGENCY FOR
10-1/2 MONTHS, WHICH IS STATE LAW.
SUP. ANTONOVICH: WHICH IS 10 MONTHS-- I MEAN-- FROM THE
TIME...
SUP. KNABE: WHAT STATE LAW? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 10-1/2 MONTHS?
RON HOFMANN: THE STATE LAW THAT GOVERNS ADOPTION OF-- ADOPTION
AND EXTENSIONS OF URGENCY ORDINANCES.
SUP. KNABE: BUT YOU CAN DO IT UP TO 10 1/2, YOU COULD DO IT
ANY PERIOD UNDERNEATH THAT, RIGHT?
RON HOFMANN: OH, CERTAINLY YOU COULD.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: YEAH, UP OR BEFORE. RIGHT. AND, IN THE
MEANTIME, THE INTERIM CONTROLLER WILL PREVENT DEVELOPMENT OF
MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS THAT IS SENSITIVE TO EXISTING HOMES
IN THE AREA, BUT ADDRESSING THE TOWN COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY
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CONCERNS RELATIVE TO THOSE ZONING STANDARDS, THERE IS CONCERN
ABOUT THE PARKING SITUATION OF THAT AREA, ALONG WITH THE
PRESERVATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND CONCERNS OF THE
SCALE AND COMPATIBILITY. BUT I WOULD MOVE THAT WE CONTINUE THE
ORDINANCE AND, AGAIN, THOSE WHO HAVE PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE
THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD IN A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
PROCESS, THAT WE DO THAT STUDY AND HAVE IT COME BACK TO THE
BOARD FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
SUP. KNABE: MR. MAYOR, THE ONLY COMMENT I'D MAKE, I MEAN, IF
YOU-- ARE YOU EXTENDING TO 10-1/2 MONTHS? I MEAN, THERE'S NO
INCENTIVE FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO WANT TO DO ANYTHING.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: NO, UP TO. UP TO.
SUP. KNABE: BUT, I MEAN, IF YOU-- "UP TO," WHICH MEANS THERE'S
NO INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO EXPEDITE THIS STUDY. I MEAN, SOME OF
THESE PROJECTS ARE SEVERAL YEARS OLD.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: WHAT IS THE TIMEFRAME THAT THE
DEPARTMENT FEELS THE STUDY COULD BE COMPLETED?
SUP. KNABE: WHY DON'T YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS AND COME BACK OR
SOMETHING OR FOUR MONTHS OR...?
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RON HOFMANN: OUR ESTIMATE IS THAT THE STUDY WOULD TAKE SIX
MONTHS. THAT WOULD BE THE CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY. IF THERE
ARE RECOMMENDATIONS TO DO ANY ZONE CHANGES OR PLAN AMENDMENTS
OR, SAY, COMMUNITY STANDARDS DISTRICT FOR DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS RELATING TO APARTMENT HOUSES, THEN THAT WOULD
REQUIRE HEARINGS BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND YOUR
BOARD. BUT THE STUDY ITSELF WE FIGURE WOULD TAKE ABOUT SIX
MONTHS.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SO THE STUDY IS SIX MONTHS BUT, FROM
THAT STUDY, THEN, THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS BEFORE REGIONAL
PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD THEN CONSUME THE OTHER ADDITIONAL
TIME, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
RON HOFMANN: THAT'S CORRECT.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: IT'S NOT 10-1/2 MONTHS BEFORE THE
STUDY IS COMPLETED, IT'S ABOUT SIX MONTHS FOR THE STUDY, WITH
THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTING THE PUBLIC
HEARINGS FROM THOSE INTERESTED PARTIES.
RON HOFMANN: THAT'S CORRECT. IF WE CAN FINISH THE STUDY SOONER
THAN THAT, WE CERTAINLY WOULD AND MOVE IT-- MOVE THE MATTER ON
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND, AT SUCH TIME AS A PERMANENT
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ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED BY YOUR BOARD, THE URGENCY ORDINANCE
WOULD EXPIRE.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SO WE CAN DO IT SOONER?
RON HOFMANN: WE COULD DO IT SOONER. WE CERTAINLY WOULD TRY.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THEN I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TRY AND
DO IT AS RAPIDLY AS POSSIBLE. SO SECONDED BY BURKE. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO READ THE
ORDINANCE INTO THE RECORD. AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING INTERIM
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2006-0015U, TEMPORARILY REQUIRING A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT BUILDINGS OR BUILDING
ADDITIONS FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE ON R-3 ZONED
PROPERTIES IN THE UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITY OF LA
CRESCENTA/MONTROSE, DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF AND THAT
THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON APRIL 20TH, 2006. THAT WAS
A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR
BURKE.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SO ORDERED. THANK YOU. AND THANK THE
PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC FOR COMING AND THE TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS
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WHO REPRESENTED THEIR COMMUNITY TODAY. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 45,
SUPERVISOR KNABE. OKAY. ARE WE ASKING FOR A REPORT OR...
SUP. KNABE: NO. I JUST HAD A QUESTION.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: I HAVE FOUR PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK, SO DO YOU WANT HEAR THEM FIRST OR DO YOU WANT TO ASK
YOUR QUESTION?
SUP. KNABE: GO AHEAD AND HAVE THEM SPEAK FIRST.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. KENNETH STRANG, REBECCA
HERNANDEZ, BARBARA GRODIN AND JUDY RIDDLE. WHOEVER WANTS TO GO
FIRST, JUST GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
KENNETH STRANG: MY NAME IS KENNETH STRANG. I'M A PHARMACIST,
I'VE BEEN A REGISTERED PHARMACIST IN CALIFORNIA FOR 35 YEARS.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO THE ORDINANCE THAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY ON
THE ESTABLISHING OF THE MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE COUNTY.
I'D LIKE TO REFER YOU TO A HANDOUT THAT'S BEING PASSED AROUND.
THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO THIS HANDOUT. THE FIRST SIDE IS JUST
SOME QUOTES THAT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT,
"MARIJUANA AS MEDICINE, NO CLEAR PROOF" AND THE LAST QUOTE IS
BY THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. IT SAYS, "CMA BELIEVES
THAT SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS SHOULD NOT BE OFFERED A THERAPY
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WHOSE EFFICACY MAY BE ILLUSIONARY AND WHICH, IN SOME CASES,
MAY ACTUALLY WORSEN THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL CONDITION. THEREFORE
C.M.E. IS AS OPPOSED TO MEDICALIZATION OF CANNABIS UNLESS AND
UNTIL THERE IS OBJECTIVE PROOF THAT SUCH USE IS SCIENTIFICALLY
JUSTIFIABLE." THERE'S STILL SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF MARIJUANA. THE THIRD ONE DOWN, LET
ME CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT ONE, TOO, IT'S, "MEDICAL
SCIENCE DOES NOT FEAR ANY COMPOUND, EVEN THOSE WITH POTENTIAL
ABUSE, ONLY IF COMPOUNDS FOR MARIJUANA PAST THE SAME TEST OF
RESEARCH AND SCRUTINY THAT ANY OTHER DRUG MUST PASS, MUST
UNDERGO UNTIL THEY BECOME PART-- WILL THEY BECOME PART OF THE
MODERN MEDICAL ARSENAL." THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HANDOUT IS, AS
A PHARMACIST, THESE ARE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT I MUST
ABIDE BY IN OPERATING A DISPENSARY IN CALIFORNIA. AND YOU CAN
LOOK DOWN THROUGH HERE. NUMBER 2, THINGS SEEMS VERY OBVIOUS,
LIKE I, AS A PROVIDER, MUST NEVER BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
ALCOHOL OR DRUGS DURING MY WORK. NO UNLICENSED PERSONS MUST BE
IN THE AREA. THE AREA MUST BE SECURE. WE MUST KEEP COMPLETE
AND THOROUGH RECORDS OF OUR DISPENSINGS, NAMES, ADDRESSES,
PHONE NUMBERS, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE THAT
WE DISPENSE DANGEROUS DRUGS TO. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT--
WELL, ALL OF THESE RULES COME AS A RESULT OF EXPERIENCE.
THERE'S A PROBLEM IN AN AREA, THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
WRITES A RULE AND REGULATION TO KEEP THINGS ON THE UP AND UP,
TO KEEP THINGS WHERE THEY SHOULD BE. THESE-- ALL THESE RULES
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AND REGULATIONS COME BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WHERE ARE
THE RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH THE PROPOSED DISPENSARIES OF
MARIJUANA? MARIJUANA IS A DRUG THAT AFFECTS THE MIND, IT'S A
POTENTIALLY ADDICTIVE DRUG, IT IS THE NUMBER ONE DRUG THAT--
REASON THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ENTER REHAB TODAY. I THINK WE NEED TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND, IF YOU'RE GOING TO DISPENSE THESE
DRUGS, WHAT ARE YOUR RULES AND REGULATIONS? HOW ARE YOU GOING
TO CONTROL IT? WHO IS GOING TO PRESCRIBE? WHO IS GOING TO BUY?
THESE ARE ALL QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: ALL RIGHT. WHO'S NEXT? I DON'T HAVE THE
CARDS.
REBECCA HERNANDEZ: GOOD MORNING. I'M REBECCA HERNANDEZ. THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME THIS MORNING. I'M HERE AS A MOTHER
OF TWO TEENS, A COMMUNITY LEADER AND A P.T.A. PRESIDENT OVER
32 SCHOOLS AND I'D LIKE TO VOICE MY CONCERNS AT THE ZONING
ORDINANCE ALLOWING MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE
UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF L.A. COUNTY. THROUGH MY WORK WITH
YOUTH AND FAMILIES AT A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL, I UNDERSTAND
FIRSTHAND THE EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION,
PARTICULARLY MARIJUANA. IT IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED ILLICIT
DRUG AMONG YOUTH AND ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES. BEING PASSED
OUT TO YOU IS A RECENT S.A.M., SUBSTANCE ABUSE MONITORING
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STUDY SHOWING THAT, AMONG JUVENILE ARRESTEES, 74% SHARED THAT
THEY HAD USED MARIJUANA BEFORE THE AGE OF 15. THE SAME STUDY
SHOWS THAT 49% OF ADULT ARRESTEES WHO FIRST USED MARIJUANA AS
YOUTHS HAVE NOW USED METH. ANOTHER STUDY, OUR CALIFORNIA
HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY, WHICH YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH, SHARES
THAT YOUTH PERCEIVE MARIJUANA TO BE LESS HARMFUL THAN TOBACCO.
HAVING AN ORDINANCE IN OUR COUNTY ALLOWING THE DISPENSING OF
MARIJUANA CAN ONLY HELP INCREASE OUR YOUTHS PERCEPTION THAT
MARIJUANA IS HARMLESS. IT ALSO MAKES MARIJUANA MUCH MORE
ACCESSIBLE TO OUR YOUTH. FINALLY, I NOTE, IN YOUR STAFF
REPORT, THAT THIS ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW THE SMOKING AND
CONSUMPTION OF MARIJUANA ON THE PREMISES OF EACH DISPENSARY.
IT'S VERY TROUBLING TO ME. WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, HIGHWAYS AND
FREEWAYS IN THE COUNTY AS MARIJUANA USERS DRIVE HOME OR
ELSEWHERE? THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS PROVED THAT
DRUGGED DRIVING, DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
MARIJUANA, IS DANGEROUS AND HAS RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS AND, IN
SOME CASES, FATALITIES. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I URGE
YOU TO REVISIT THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU, THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF ANY MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES AS YOU KEEP THE BEST INTERESTS
OF OUR YOUTH AT HEART. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU.
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BARBARA GORDON: HI. MY NAME IS BARBARA GORDON AND I REPRESENT
SAFE COMMUNITY. I KNOW YOUR INTENT IN ALLOWING MEDICAL
MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY WAS TO
ESTABLISH A SAFE BUSINESS THAT WOULD NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
WELFARE OF NEARBY COMMUNITIES BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S
POSSIBLE. IN THE "L.A. TIMES" APRIL 4TH ARTICLE, IT TALKS
ABOUT OTHER CALIFORNIA CITIES THAT HAVE PERMITTED THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES AND HAVE NOW
WITNESSED THE INCREASE IN CRIME, SUCH AS BURGLARY, ROBBERIES,
THE SALE OF ELICIT DRUGS AND IN THE AREAS IMMEDIATELY
SURROUNDING THESE DISPENSARIES, ONCE OPENED. ARTICLE GOES ON
WITH ARTICLES OF MEN WHO KICKED IN THE DOOR AND THE WINDOWS OF
A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IN OAKLAND AND TRIED TO
BURGLARIZE THE DISPENSARIES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. THIEVES BROKE
INTO A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, BURGLARIZED THE SAFE AND
ROBBED THE PERSON THAT WAS THERE. IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO,
THE DISPENSARIES HAVE BEEN, NUMEROUS TIMES, THE VICTIMS OF
ARMED ROBBERIES. SOME DISPENSARIES HAVE BEEN BURGLARIZED
MULTIPLE TIMES, LIKE THE DISPENSARY IN SAN MARCOS WAS
BURGLARIZED TWO TIMES IN EIGHT DAYS. MARIJUANA IS A CASH CROP.
THESE BUSINESSES WILL BE A TARGET FOR CRIME. IN AN EFFORT TO
REDUCE THE CRIME, SOME OF THESE CITIES HAVE CHOSEN TO IMPOSE A
MORATORIUM. OTHER CITIES HAVE BANNED THEM ALTOGETHER AND ALL
FOR THE SAME REASON: TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE OF
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THEIR COMMUNITIES. PLEASE RETHINK WHAT YOU ARE DECIDING TODAY
IN APPROVING THE MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU.
JUDY RIDDLE: GOOD MORNING. I'M JUDY RIDDLE AND I HAVE A COUPLE
OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. ONE
IS WHAT'S CALLED THE DASIS REPORT, THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL
SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEM REPORT, WHICH COMPARES THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE GOING INTO TREATMENT WITH 1993 AND NOW 2003, THE
LATEST YEAR OF RESEARCH, INDICATING THAT, OF ALL THE DRUGS,
MARIJUANA HAS SHOWN THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF INCREASE IN THE
REASON FOLKS ARE ENTERING TREATMENT. THIS IS ACROSS ALL AGES.
BUT, UNDER THE AGE OF 18, IT IS THE ONLY DRUG THAT HAS
INCREASED FOR THAT AGE GROUP. I'M REPRESENTING M.A.M.S,
MOTHERS AGAINST MARIJUANA. WE'RE N INFORMAL GROUP HERE IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHO ARE APPALLED WITH THE NORM THAT EXISTS
IN THE TEEN COMMUNITY THAT MARIJUANA IS HARMLESS AND WE THINK
A LOT OF THIS "NORM" EXISTS BECAUSE OF THIS CONVERSATION THAT
MARIJUANA MIGHT BE A MEDICINE. I WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT
MARIJUANA HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR HARM, PARTICULARLY FOR THE
DEVELOPING THE ADOLESCENT BRAIN AND THAT ANY ORDINANCE THAT
YOU ARE GOING TO CONSIDER, THAT YOUR FIRST CONSIDERATION OUGHT
TO BE THE YOUTH OF THIS COUNTY AND THAT OUR FIRST
RESPONSIBILITY OF ADULTS IS NOT TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD
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INCREASE PROBLEMS FOR THEM. I THINK THAT YOU RECEIVED A LETTER
FROM A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER REPRESENTING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
TEACHERS HERE IN L.A. COUNTY LETTING YOU KNOW THAT IT'S THE
DRUG THAT SHE SEES THAT INTERRUPTS THE EDUCATION OF HER
SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS ABOVE ALL ELSE. THE DECREASE IN
MOTIVATION THAT TEENS EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY'RE USING MARIJUANA
AND THE DAMAGE THAT CREATES WHEN IT OCCURS AT THAT YOUNG AGE
COULD-- IT'S JUST ALMOST IMMEASURABLE FOR LONG-TERM
CONSEQUENCES, FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THESE FUTURE
CITIZENS. ALSO, THIS IS NOT WITHOUT CONCERN TO THE TEEN
POPULATION. THE OTHER HANDOUT THAT YOU'VE RECEIVED IS A RECENT
GALLUP POLL THAT WAS HERE IN OUR "L.A. TIMES" TALKING ABOUT
THE CONCERNS THAT OUR TEENAGERS TELL US ARE OF MOST CONCERN TO
THEM. AND, IF YOU'LL LOOK FAR AND ABOVE ANY OTHER CONCERN THAT
EXISTS IN THE TEEN POPULATION, YOU THINK OF THE SORT OF THINGS
THAT TEENS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT, DRUGS, SMOKING AND ALCOHOL,
31% OF OUR TEENS LIST THAT AS NUMBER 1, AND THEN IT DROPS DOWN
TO 17, WHICH IS QUITE A LITTLE DROP. M.A.M.S, THOSE OF US WHO
HAVE HAD CHILDREN WHO USE MARIJUANA RECOGNIZE PERSONALLY WHAT
THIS LOOKS LIKE AND WE WANT YOU, AS OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
TO REMEMBER THAT MARIJUANA IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, PARTICULARLY
TO TEENS AND WE REALLY FEEL THAT THESE DISPENSARIES, NOT ONLY
BECAUSE THEY KIND OF SEND THIS MESSAGE THAT MARIJUANA IS
HARMLESS, ALSO IS GOING TO MAKE IT FAR MORE AVAILABLE TO OUR
TEENS. YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHEN THEY DID UNDERCOVER STINGS
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FOR ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO, AT LEAST A THIRD OF THE TIME, MINORS
WERE SOLD TO. WHAT MAKES US THINK THE DISPENSARIES WOULD BE
ANY DIFFERENT?
SUP. KNABE: YOU ALL UNDERSTAND, OF COURSE, WE'RE TRYING TO
REACT TO A VOTER-APPROVED AND COURT UPHELD INITIATIVE IN
TRYING TO CONTROL THE DISPENSARIES AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITHOUT
VIOLATING THE LAW? I MEAN, WE CAN BE ESOTERIC AND TALK ABOUT
DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT WE'RE JUST-- YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A
LONG PROCESS.
JUDY RIDDLE: COULD I ADDRESS PROPOSITION 215 AND SP-420, THE
STATE LAWS THAT SORT OF SUGGEST HOW MARIJUANA BE HANDLED IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA? A CAREFUL READING OF THOSE DOES NOT
INDICATE THAT MARIJUANA SHOULD BE DISPENSED IN A PROFIT-MAKING
BUSINESS. IT IS TO BE DISPENSED WITH A CAREGIVER/PATIENT
RELATIONSHIP, AND A DISPENSARY IS A PROFIT-MAKING BUSINESS. IT
IS NOT A CAREGIVER/PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.
SUP. KNABE: THANK YOU.
JUDY RIDDLE: THANK YOU.
SUP. KNABE: DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT, RAY?
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RICHARD WEISS: MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE SPEAKER IS
CORRECT, MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAWS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO
PROHIBIT A FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS OPERATION. HOWEVER, NOTHING IN
YOUR BOARD'S ORDINANCE AUTHORIZES A FOR-BUSINESS, A FOR-PROFIT
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND ANY APPLICANT OR PERMITTEE UNDER
YOUR BOARD'S ORDINANCE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ALL
STATE LAWS IN THAT REGARD.
SUP. KNABE: IF, AS IS IT RELATES TO THE MINOR C.U.P. VERSUS
THE FULL C.U.P., I MEAN, ARE WE ABLE TO AMEND THIS ORDINANCE
TO INCLUDE A FULL C.U.P.?
RICHARD WEISS: SUPERVISOR KNABE, WHEN WE HAD THE HEARING TWO
WEEKS AGO, THAT MOTION WAS MADE AT THAT TIME AND THAT MOTION
FAILED.
SUP. KNABE: I UNDERSTAND.
RICHARD WEISS: HOWEVER, YOUR BOARD COULD CONSIDER THAT MOTION
AGAIN. THE ORDINANCE HAS NOT YET BEEN ADOPTED AND IS STILL
BEFORE YOU.
SUP. KNABE: DOES THE MINOR C.U.P., AS I UNDERSTAND IT AGAIN,
WE HAD THE LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON IT, THIS BOARD WOULD NEVER
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SEE IT ON APPEAL, WE'D NEVER SEEN THE ISSUE BEFORE US ON AN
APPLICATION, IS THAT CORRECT?
RICHARD WEISS: THAT IS CORRECT. THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD
BE THE FINAL APPELLATE BODY FOR A MINOR CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT.
SUP. KNABE: THE APPOINTED BODY.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: JUAN DOE HAD SIGNED UP BUT I'M GOING
TO RULE JUAN DOE-- OKAY. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP?
SUP. KNABE: THANK YOU.
MIGUEL A. GUZMAN: YES. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: IS THAT YOUR LEGAL NAME?
MIGUEL A. GUZMAN: NO. MY LEGAL NAME IS MIGUEL GUZMAN AND I'M A
RESIDENT OF HAWTHORNE HERE IN THE L.A. COUNTY. BASICALLY, MY
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS IS THAT, AS WE ALL KNOW, MARIJUANA HAS
BEEN WITH OUR-- IN THESE LANDS WITH OUR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FOR
A LONG TIME AND IT HAS ONLY NOW BEEN USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SMOKING. IT HAS ALSO BEEN USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLOTHING,
PAPER AND OTHER-- AND OTHER STUFF THAT WE HAVE-- HAS BEEN
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HELPING OUR PEOPLE. AND NOW, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YEAR IT WAS
THAT, YOU KNOW, THE LOG COMPANY, THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS AND
THEY DID NOT WANT THEIR BUSINESS TO BE TURNED DOWN BECAUSE, AS
WE ALL KNOW, ALL THE AMERICAN DREAM IS ABOUT MAKING MONEY,
ENSLAVING PEOPLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A BETTER LIFE FOR
THEIR FAMILY. AS THE ROMANS SAID, SO WE COULD PAMPER OUR
PEOPLE, WE MUST SLAVE OTHERS. AND THE CRIMES IN ALL OF THIS
THAT EVERYBODY IS SAYING THAT IS COMMITTED, THAT IS AFFECTING
THE YOUTH, BASICALLY, IF ANY SUBSTANCE THAT IS ABUSED IS
AFFECTED FOR OUR-- IT AFFECTS OUR BODIES, BASICALLY, THE-- FOR
US TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE GO THROUGH IN OUR
COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE TO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND BASICALLY
I AM PART OF MY COMMUNITY. I WAS, YOU KNOW, I CAME HERE TO THE
UNITED STATES WHEN I WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND I STARTED SEEING
MARIJUANA WHEN I WAS IN MY NATIVE TOWN IN MEXICO. I DID NOT
SEE ANY MARIJUANA OR I DID NOT KNOW. YES, IT IS HERE, IT IS ON
THE STREETS BUT IT IS MISLED AND MISUNDERSTOOD OF THE USE OF
IT BECAUSE THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO SMOKE MARIJUANA
FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A MEAL OR FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO
RELEASE STRESS THAT WE GO THROUGH IN THE DAILY, YOU KNOW, IN
THE DAILY ROUTINE THAT WE GO THROUGH EVERY DAY. SO THE
BURGLARIES, THE ROBBERIES AND ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT
HAPPENED, IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF MARIJUANA, IT IS BECAUSE OF
CRACK COCAINE AND, AS WE ALL KNOW, THAT METHAMPHETAMINE AND
ALL OF THIS OTHER BIG DRUGS, THEY'RE THE ONES-- I MEAN, AS
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YOU-- IF YOU GO ON THE RECORDS, YOU WILL KNOW WHO IS DOING THE
BURGLAR-- THE ROBBERIES AND ALL OF THIS BECAUSE I KNOW WHO'S
DOING THEM BECAUSE I SEE THE PEOPLE OUT IN THE STREETS, YOU
KNOW, BEGGING FOR MONEY. I MEAN, IF WE ARE GOING TO
CONCENTRATE ABOUT MARIJUANA BEING BAD, ABOUT OUR TEENAGERS
SMOKING IT, WE HAVE TO CONCENTRATE ON THE BIG PICTURE, WHICH
IS TAKING ALL THE OTHER BIG DRUGS OUT OF OUR STREETS FOR OUR
STREETS TO BE SAFE AND OUR STUDENTS TO GET THE PROPER
EDUCATION THAT WE NEED. I MEAN, MARIJUANA IS A STIMULATING--
IT STIMULATES OUR MINDS FOR US TO DEVELOP IN A DIFFERENT WAY
BUT, IF WE ABUSE IT, THEN IT'S JUST AFFECTING US.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU.
MIGUEL A. GUZMAN: THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SUPERVISOR KNABE.
SUP. KNABE: NO, I JUST HAD THE QUESTION, I MEAN, I'M STILL IN
SUPPORT OF A FULL USE C.U.P. AND I JUST WOULD-- I KNOW WE
DON'T HAVE A FULL BOARD BUT I MOVE THAT WE AMEND THIS
ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE A FULL USE C.U.P. VERSUS A MINOR C.U.P.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: I'LL SECOND THAT. AND THERE'S BEEN A
LOT OF CONCERNS RAISED BY THE COMMUNITY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT
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THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES WOULD ALLOW THE USE OF MARIJUANA AT
THE SITE, WHICH SOME PEOPLE FEEL IS A PROBLEM IF YOU DON'T
HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVER HAVING THESE INDIVIDUALS ON THE
ROADWAY, THERE'S A SAFETY FACTOR BUT THE ABSENCE OF ALLOWING
THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE FULL INVOLVEMENT THROUGH THE ABILITY TO
HEAR THIS PUBLICLY IN A FORUM BY THEIR ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVES, IS ABUSE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THOSE
HOMEOWNERS, RESIDENTS OF A COMMUNITY OUGHT TO HAVE THE ABILITY
TO ADDRESS THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO GIVE THEIR POINT OF VIEW
BEFORE A DECISION IS MADE AND NOT HAVE APPOINTED PEOPLE MAKE
THAT DECISION FOR THEM. SO I WOULD SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY.
CALL THE ROLL.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: SUPERVISOR BURKE?
SUP. BURKE: NO.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: SUPERVISOR YAROSLAVSKY?
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: NO.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: SUPERVISOR KNABE?
SUP. KNABE: AYE.
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CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: SUPERVISOR ANTONOVICH?
SUP. ANTONOVICH: AYE. MOTION TIED, 2-2 VOTE. MOTION FAILS.
OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS...
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: YOU HAVE THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU NOW.
RICHARD WEISS: MR. MAYOR, THE ORDINANCE, AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN,
BASED ON YOUR INSTRUCTIONS AT THE CLOSE OF THE HEARING, DOES
PROVIDE FOR A MINOR C.U.P. AND YOUR MOTION TO MODIFY THE
ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE A REGULAR C.U.P. CANNOT BE ACTED ON WITH
A 2-2 VOTE.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: ARE YOU NOT GOING TO SUPPORT IT? ALL RIGHT.
WHEN DO WE NEXT HAVE MS. MOLINA HERE?
SUP. KNABE: SHE'S HERE NEXT WEEK.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: WELL, BUT MS. BURKE IS NOT HERE NEXT WEEK.
ARE YOU HERE NEXT WEEK?
C.A.O. JANSSEN: SECOND WEEK OF MAY, I THINK.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: WHICH IS WHAT DATE?
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CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: MAY 9TH.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: ALL RIGHT. THEN I WOULD MOVE THIS MATTER BE
PUT OVER 'TIL MAY 9TH.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SECONDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
ORDERED. ITEM NUMBER 24, SUPERVISOR KNABE.
SUP. KNABE: YES, MR. MAYOR. ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS, THE
WORLD FAMOUS LEADER PROJECT. WE KNOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR
BOARD LETTER AND THE AMENDMENT IS CREATING 500 NEW LEADERS
WORKSTATIONS, 139 FOR THE D.P.S. AT YOUR CALL CENTER, 361
ADDITIONAL WORKSTATIONS FOR CLERICAL AND ELIGIBILITY STAFF.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT MOST OF THIS IS PROPRIETARY, IF
THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S ALSO BEING OPERATED BY UNISYS SOFTWARE. I
GUESS, WHY ARE WE CONTINUING TO CONTRIBUTING TO ADD DOLLARS TO
A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS THIS
SOFTWARE, THAT NO OTHER CONTRACTOR CAN OPERATE WHEN WE ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING THE LEADER SYSTEM UP
TO BID?
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, BRYCE
YOKOMIZO, D.P.S.S. AND JOINING ME TODAY ARE CIO JON
FULLINWIDER AND CHIEF DEPUTY, LISA NUNEZ, WHO MANAGES OUR
LEADER OPERATION. SUPERVISOR KNABE, THE AMENDMENT-- OR THE
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MOTION TODAY ON THE 500 WORK STATIONS, ACTUALLY, ALTHOUGH
LEADER IS A PROPRIETARY SYSTEM, THESE WORKSTATIONS WOULD BE
ABLE FOR US TO USE, THEY WOULD BECOME THE PROPERTY OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY AND WE WOULD-- THESE WORKSTATIONS WOULD BE
COMPATIBLE WITH ANY SYSTEM THAT WE HAD, REGARDLESS OF WHO
MIGHT TAKE ON THE NEW LEADER SYSTEM. SO THE WORKSTATIONS
THEMSELVES WOULD NOT BE PROPRIETARY AND THEY WOULD BE
COMPATIBLE WITH THE USE BY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IN ANY
WAY THAT WE WOULD SEE FIT.
SUP. KNABE: SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND ANY MONEY ON
THE REMOVAL OF ANY UNISYS PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE?
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: ABSOLUTELY NOT. WE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ABLE
TO UTILIZE THE WORKSTATIONS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT SYSTEM WE WERE
TO OPERATE WITH.
SUP. KNABE: SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SPEND
THIS MONEY ON THESE TURN AROUND, RIP IT OUT AND, YOU KNOW, I
MEAN, WHAT'S THE REALITY? I MEAN, IF, YOU KNOW, YOU SAY YOU
OWN THIS OR WHATEVER, I MEAN, THE FACT IS, IF IT WENT OUT TO,
YOU KNOW, ANOTHER VENDOR, THEN WHAT HAPPENS?
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BRYCE YOKOMIZO: THE REALITY IS, WE'D STILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE
TO USE THESE WORKSTATIONS. THESE WORKSTATIONS WOULD BE
COMPATIBLE...
SUP. KNABE: WHAT ABOUT THE SOFTWARE?
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: THE SOFTWARE, JON, WOULD YOU...?
JON FULLINWIDER: MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE SOFTWARE
THAT UNISYS HAS DEVELOPED IS PROPRIETARY AND, DURING THEIR
RECOMPETITION OF THIS, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE TO
REMOVE A LEADER FROM ITS PROPRIETARY ENVIRONMENT, TO TAKE IT
OFF THE UNISYS MAINFRAME, ITS PROPRIETARY DATABASE ENVIRONMENT
AND CONVERT THE CODE TO A MORE OPEN ENVIRONMENT SUCH THAT IT
COULD OPERATE IN ANY COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT AT THAT POINT IN
TIME, THUS LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD. THE DEVICES THAT WE'RE
ACQUIRING ARE REALLY TWO-FOLD. ONE IS TO MEET THE ADDITIONAL
DEMANDS THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOW TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO
LEADER WITH THE ADDITIONAL STAFF THAT THEY'VE PUT IN PLACE AND
THOSE DEVICES WILL CERTAINLY BE VIABLE OVER THE NEXT FOUR TO
FIVE YEARS THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE LEADER DURING THIS
RE-COMPETE PERIOD, WHILE WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE ALTERNATIVE
SOLUTIONS.
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SUP. KNABE: WHY WOULD IT TAKE SO LONG, THEN, TO CREATE AN OPEN
SYSTEM? WOULD WE BE PAYING UNISYS, THEN, TO TAKE THIS DOWN AND
THEN TO CREATE AN OPEN SYSTEM?
JON FULLINWIDER: IT'S JUST THE-- IT'S THE TIMING ISSUE. WE
HAVE ONE YEAR REMAINING ON THE CONTRACT AS IT IS RIGHT NOW. WE
WILL PUT THE R.F.P. ON THE STREET IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.
WE'LL BEGIN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SELECTED VENDOR IN
APRIL OF NEXT YEAR AND WE ASSUME THAT THAT WILL PROBABLY GO
THROUGH NOVEMBER OF '07, AT WHICH POINT IN TIME WE WILL HAVE
TO NEGOTIATE WITH UNISYS TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE THE EXISTING
LEADER SYSTEM WHILE THE NEW VENDOR IS TAKING THE OLD LEADER
SYSTEM AND MODIFYING AND CONVERTING IT TO THE OPEN
ENVIRONMENT. THE ESTIMATES BY THE STATE AND BY FOX SYSTEMS,
OUR CONSULTANT, SUGGEST THAT THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A MINIMUM
OF FOUR YEARS AND MAY TAKE UP TO FIVE TO SIX YEARS, AND THAT'S
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED POTENTIALLY FIVE
YEARS. WE WOULD BE COMING TO THE BOARD WITH A FOUR-YEAR PLUS A
COUPLE OF OPTION YEARS IN THE EVENT THAT IT WOULD TAKE LONGER
TO DO THAT BUT YES.
SUP. KNABE: AND SO WILL IT COST US, THEN? WILL IT COST THIS
COUNTY FOR US TO REMOVE THAT PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE AS WE MOVE
TOWARDS AN OPEN SYSTEM?
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JON FULLINWIDER: YES. IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE-- NOT TO
REMOVE IT. THE COST TO BASICALLY CONVERT FROM THE EXISTING
PROPRIETARY UNISYS ENVIRONMENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE
CONTRACT WITH THE NEW VENDOR THAT IS SELECTED.
SUP. KNABE: SO THE NEW VENDOR WOULD PAY FOR THAT COST?
JON FULLINWIDER: THAT'S CORRECT.
SUP. KNABE: NOT THE COUNTY.
JON FULLINWIDER: WELL, WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT THROUGH OUR
CONTRACT.
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: THERE WOULD BE A NET COUNTY COST INVOLVED.
JON FULLINWIDER: THERE WOULD CERTAINLY BE A COST TO DO THAT
BECAUSE WE ARE...
SUP. KNABE: ONCE AGAIN?
JON FULLINWIDER: WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFYING NOT ONLY THE
WAY LEADER OPERATES, BECAUSE WE'RE MOVING IT TO A WEB-ENABLED
ENVIRONMENT, BUT WE'RE ALSO CHANGING SOME OF THE INTERNAL
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LOGIC OF HOW LEADER OPERATES AND CALCULATES ELIGIBILITY, ET
CETERA, YES.
SUP. KNABE: FROM A CONCEPTUAL STANDPOINT, OBVIOUSLY, THE CALL
CENTER IS GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU DO BUSINESS AND THAT
WILL BE A GOOD THING. I JUST HAVE ISSUE. I MEAN, THEY JUST
KEEP COMING BACK. THE WORKSTATIONS, I UNDERSTAND PHYSICALLY,
YOU CAN PROBABLY KEEP THOSE BUT WE JUST KEEP ADDING MORE AND
MORE MONEY TO THE CONTRACT AND, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO REMOVE, YOU KNOW, THAT BUSINESS. AND I
JUST DON'T THINK THE BOARD LETTER DOES A GOOD JOB IN
EXPLAINING WHY WE CONTINUE TO ADD DOLLARS TO THIS CONTRACT
THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REMOVE AT THE END OF THE DAY AND
PAY FOR.
LISA NUNEZ: SUPERVISOR KNABE, THIS IS LISA NUNEZ, I'M THE
CHIEF DEPUTY FOR THE DEPARTMENT AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LEADER
PROJECT.
SUP. KNABE: BLESS YOU.
LISA NUNEZ: (LAUGHTER). THANK YOU. THE TERMINALS THAT WE'RE--
THE P.C.S THAT WE'RE REQUESTING RIGHT HERE, THE 500 AND THE 25
PRINTERS, ARE FOR NEW STAFF THAT HAVE COME ON BOARD FOR ABOUT
200 STAFF FOR THE MEDI-CAL MULTI-YEAR FUNDING PROJECT THAT YOU
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APPROVED FOR 139 FOR OUR CALL CENTER AND FOR THE ADDITIONAL
CLERICAL SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT STAFF THAT HAVE COME ON BOARD
THAT ARE NEW STAFF TO THE DEPARTMENT. WITHOUT THE TERMINALS,
THEY CANNOT DO THEIR JOBS. AS BRYCE MENTIONED, THESE TERMINALS
THEMSELVES ARE NOT PROPRIETARY. THEY CAN BE USED FOR ANYTHING
ELSE AND THEY CAN CONTINUE WITH THE NEXT CONTRACT, SHOULD WE
DECIDE THAT TO BE THE CASE.
SUP. BURKE: I CAN UNDERSTAND THE WORKSTATIONS. WHERE I'M
GETTING REALLY VERY CONFUSED IS THAT, IF THE STATE REQUIRES A
NEW R.F.P. TO GO OUT IN APRIL 2007, AND MAYBE I NEED A
CLARIFICATION ON THIS, DO THEY ANTICIPATE THAT THAT R.F.P.
WOULD GO OVER FOR FIVE YEARS? IS THAT WHAT THEY ARE
ANTICIPATING? OR IS IT THEIR EXPECTATION AND I ASSUME THE
REASON-- IF THEY'RE SAYING 2007 FOR REDESIGN, IS THAT THEY
WANT SOMETHING THAT'S COMPATIBLE IN TERMS OF SOME OF THEIR
COMPUTERS AND THEIR SYSTEMS AND THEIR SOFTWARE. IS THAT REALLY
THE REASON?
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: WELL, SUPERVISOR, THE LEADER SYSTEM, AS YOU'RE
WELL AWARE, IT'S A MASSIVE SYSTEM AND SO IT'S A VERY, VERY
LARGE SYSTEM AND, TO CONVERT THE DATABASE OVER TO WHOEVER THE
NEW CONTRACTOR WOULD BE TO MAINTAIN THE LEADER SYSTEM, IS
GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF ONLY
TRANSFERRING THE DATABASE BUT, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE
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GOING TO HAVE TO BE CONTINUING OUR REGULAR BUSINESS PROCESS OF
MANAGING OUR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOADS HERE IN OUR COUNTY AT
THE SAME TIME. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE
EASILY DONE. IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO
REQUIRE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN IN ORDER TO
MAKE THE TRANSITION.
SUP. BURKE: WHY IS THE STATE REQUIRING AN R.F.P. BY APRIL
2007?
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: THE REAL PURPOSE FOR THE STATE TO DO THAT IS
THEY REALLY WANT TO MAKE IT A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT. THEY DO
NOT WANT TO HAVE ONE PARTICULAR CONTRACTOR OR ONE PARTICULAR
CORPORATION MAKE A PROPOSAL TO-- FOR THE CONTINUAL USE OR THE
CONTINUAL MAINTENANCE OF A SYSTEM LIKE THIS. THEY WANT TO MAKE
IT OPEN AND COMPETITIVE. WHAT WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO DO IS
CHANGE THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE LEADER SYSTEM SO THAT ANYONE
CAN COME IN AND OPENLY BID ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT.
SUP. BURKE: NOW, THAT STATE REGULATION OR WHATEVER LETTER OR
WHATEVER IT IS THAT INDICATED THAT IT HAD TO BE AN R.F.P. BY
2007, DID IT HAVE ANY DATES-- OTHER DATES IN THERE IN TERMS OF
THE COMPLETION OR THE REDESIGN?
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BRYCE YOKOMIZO: WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT, WITHIN A YEAR'S PERIOD
OF TIME BEYOND THAT, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE COMPLETE--
THE WHOLE PROCESS COMPLETED. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I BELIEVE--
WAS IT NOVEMBER OF...?
SUP. BURKE: SEE, WHERE I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, HOW THAT
COORDINATES WITH A 5-YEAR ADDITIONAL FROM 2007.
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: OKAY. IF WE HAVE A NEW-- IF WE HAVE A NEW
VENDOR COME IN TO RUN OUR LEADER SYSTEM, THEY WILL BE WORKING
ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN OF A NEW WELFARE COMPUTER SYSTEM
BUT DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE
AND THAT IS WHAT THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD OF TIME IS FOR.
SUP. BURKE: IS IT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO TAKE FIVE YEARS IN
ORDER TO DO THAT? THAT CAN'T BE DONE IN A SHORTER PERIOD OF
TIME?
JON FULLINWIDER: IT MAY BE DONE IN A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME.
WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE COMING FORWARD AND ASKING FOR A FOUR-YEAR
WITH THREE OPTION YEARS.
SUP. BURKE: WHAT ABOUT A THREE-YEAR WITH A TWO-YEAR OPTION?
COULD YOU WORK WITH THAT?
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LISA NUNEZ: WE COULD.
SUP. BURKE: I WOULD FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. I
THINK THAT, WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT A FIVE-YEAR WHEN YOU
THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BRING IN NEW PEOPLE, I WOULD THINK SOME
OF THESE THINGS BECOME OBSOLETE IN FIVE YEARS. SO YOU CAN WORK
WITH THAT THREE-YEAR INSTEAD OF FIVE-YEAR?
JON FULLINWIDER: THE FOUR YEARS BASICALLY WAS A RECOMMENDATION
BY THE STATE. WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THEM ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT WE LOOK AT EXTENDING THE CONTRACT
AND...
SUP. BURKE: I WOULD SUGGEST A THREE-YEAR AND THEN YOU COULD
HAVE ANNUAL EXTENSIONS OF THAT. NOW, THESE WORKSTATIONS, IT'S
VERY CLEAR THAT THEY WOULD BE, AFTER APRIL 2007 OR WE'RE
TALKING NOW ABOUT 2010, IF THE POSSIBILITY OF YOU HAVE AN
R.F.P. AND HAVE SOMEONE ELSE ON IN THREE YEARS, THOSE
WORKSTATIONS ARE CONVERTIBLE TO THE NEW SOFTWARE? YES?
JON FULLINWIDER: THAT'S CORRECT.
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: THAT'S CORRECT. THE WORKSTATIONS THAT WE HAVE
WOULD BE THE PROPERTY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND IT WOULD BE
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COMPATIBLE WITH ANY SYSTEM THAT WE WOULD SUBSEQUENTLY
IMPLEMENT.
SUP. BURKE: BUT LEADER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM AND THE
THE 232 MILLION IT REFERS TO WHAT LENGTH OF TIME?
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: THE 232 MILLION APPLIES TO THE ACTUAL AMOUNT
OF EXPENDITURES FOR THE LEADER SYSTEM SINCE ITS INCEPTION TO
DATE, INCLUDING THIS AMENDMENT.
SUP. BURKE: FOR THESE 500 PLUS OTHER THINGS?
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: YES, FOR-- INCLUDING THE WORKSTATIONS.
ACTUALLY, IT'S OVER 252. IT'S CLOSER TO 253 MILLION.
SUP. BURKE: I SEE. AND SO THAT COVERS THE ADDITIONAL
WORKSTATIONS PLUS REDESIGN OR CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM THAT WE
REQUIRE?
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: NO. SUPERVISOR, THE AMENDMENT FOR TODAY'S--
FOR TODAY'S MOTION BEFORE YOUR BOARD ONLY COVERS APPROXIMATELY
ROUGHLY 996,000 DOLLARS THAT COVERS THESE WORKSTATIONS. IT
DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FUTURE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW
LEADER SYSTEM.
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SUP. BURKE: I UNDERSTAND THAT. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE 96 AND 250?
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: OKAY. THE 996,000 DOLLARS IS THE AMENDMENT
THAT IS BEFORE YOUR BOARD TODAY FOR THE WORKSTATIONS AND SOME
OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADJUSTMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE.
THE 232 MILLION IS THE CUMULATIVE AMOUNT THAT LEADER HAS COST
US TO DATE.
SUP. BURKE: OH, I SEE. OKAY. ALL OF THE CHANGES AND EVERYTHING
ELSE TO DATE, THAT'S WHAT THE 232 IS?
BRYCE YOKOMIZO: THAT'S CORRECT.
SUP. BURKE: OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUAN DOE.
ANDREW-- YOUR NAME IS ANDREW, NOT JUAN DOE AND, BECAUSE YOU
DIDN'T SIGN UP UNDER YOUR PROPER...
ANDREW AHLERING: (OFF-MIKE).
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: YOU'RE GOING TO...
ANDREW AHLERING: (OFF-MIKE).
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SUP. BURKE: MAYBE HE SHOULD BRING US THE STATE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OPINION TO CLARIFY THAT, SINCE I'M NOT...
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. LET US US ASK FOR THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OPINION ON THAT POINT.
SUP. BURKE: OUR COUNTY COUNSEL HAS BEEN TELLING US
DIFFERENTLY.
RAY FORTNER, COUNSEL: MR. MAYOR, WE WILL DO SO. YOUR BOARD'S
RULES REQUIRE THAT PERSONS IDENTIFY THEMSELVES FOR THE RECORD
AND USE OF A FICTITIOUS NAME LIKE THAT WOULD NOT COMPORT WITH
YOUR RULES.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SO WE WILL RULE YOU OUT OF ORDER FOR
NOT IDENTIFYING YOURSELF ACCORDING TO THE BOARD REGULATIONS.
SO A MOTION BY-- WE'LL REQUEST THAT OPINION, WITHOUT OBJECTION
FROM THE BOARD FROM OUR COUNTY COUNSEL TO THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
SUP. BURKE: IT'S HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST IT, THE ONE
WHO'S ASKING...
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: HIS-- OKAY. IT THE APPLICANT'S
AUTHORITY, THEN. BUT, ON THIS MOTION, MOTION BY BURKE,
SECONDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
SUP. BURKE: AND THAT WAS WITH THE AMENDMENT OF THREE YEARS.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: AS AMENDED.
SUP. BURKE: WITH ANNUAL INCREASES.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: FOR HOW MANY YEARS?
SUP. BURKE: TO FIVE.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: UP TO FIVE YEARS.
SUP. BURKE: RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT? SO
ORDERED. OKAY. YOU HAVE ITEM NUMBER 1-P?
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: YES. ACTUALLY, IF WE WANT TO START WITH
THE AGENDA. AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, WE HAVE ITEM 1-H.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: MOTION BY BURKE. SECONDED. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE REGIONAL
PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, WE
HAVE ITEMS 1-P THROUGH 3-P.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. WE HAVE-- ANDREW DID SIGN UP FOR
1-P, SO ANDREW IS HERE, AHLERING.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: DID WE APPROVE ITEM 14?
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: WE DID. THAT'S A 4-VOTE-- THAT WAS
BEING HELD BY SUPERVISOR KNABE.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: OKAY. IT'S NOT ON THE SHEET.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: 14 IS NOT ON THE SHEET.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: HE WITHDREW HIS HELD, SO WE WILL NEED TO
CALL THAT UP.
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ANDREW AHLERING: YES. I'M ANDREW AHLERING. RIGHT HERE, I HAVE
A CHECK FOR 40 CENTS MADE PAYABLE TO THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES. I'M GIVING THIS TO MR. JANSSEN, PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE FOR FOUR COPIES HIS OFFICE MADE ON MY BEHALF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. I ASK MR. ANTONOVICH FOR PERMISSION
TO ENTER THE WELL.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: PARDON?
ANDREW AHLERING: PERMISSION TO ENTER THE WELL.
SPEAKER: <OFF-MIKE>
ANDREW AHLERING: OKAY, THAT'S FINE. COULD YOU PLEASE HAND THIS
TO THE SUPERVISOR. MR. SUPERVISOR, YOU HAVE NOW BEEN SERVED
WITH A SMALL CLAIMS LAWSUIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,500 FOR LIBEL,
SLANDER AND DEFAMATION. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: GIVE THIS TO COUNTY COUNSEL.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: MR. CHAIRMAN?
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK?
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SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: I WOULD MOVE THAT WE-- I WOULD MOVE THE
AGENDA, MR. CHAIRMAN.
SUP. KNABE: SECOND.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. WE HAVE A...
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: WHAT IS THE ITEM BEFORE US?
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: THAT WAS ITEM 1-P THROUGH...
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: MOVE APPROVAL.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: AND THEN THROUGH 3-P.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR
YAROSLAVSKY, SECONDED TO MOVE ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3-P. WITHOUT
OBJECTION, SO ORDERED.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: I WOULD CALL UP ITEM 14...
ANDREW AHLERING: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RACISTS.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: I WOULD CALL UP ITEM 14, NOW THAT WE HAVE
FOUR VOTES HERE, AND MOVE IT.
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CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: ACTUALLY, CAN WE HAVE A MOTION-- CAN WE
GO THROUGH AND DO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, 1 THROUGH 8?
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: YOU DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE AGENDA?
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: NO, WE DID NOT GO THROUGH THE AGENDA.
SUP. KNABE: I THINK ITEM-- I MEAN, OTHER THAN THE ITEMS,
SPECIFIC ITEMS HELD, I THINK SUPERVISOR YAROSLAVSKY MOVED THE
AGENDA AND I SECONDED IT.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY, BUT WE HAVE ONE ITEM, MR.
ROBINSON HAS SIGNED UP FOR ITEM 4. MR. ROBINSON? MR. ROBINSON,
ITEM NUMBER 4.
RICHARD ROBINSON: HONORABLE MAYOR, MEMBERS, RICHARD ROBINSON,
NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZER, RESIDING IN THE 7 STAR MOTEL, IN ROOM
NUMBER 104 AT 1730 NORTH LA BREA IN SUPERVISOR YAROSLAVSKY'S
DISTRICT AT HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD AND LA BREA. SIR, YOUR HONOR,
LIKE TED HAYES, THE FOUNDERS OF JUSTICEVILLE, I AM A
REPUBLICAN. HOWEVER, I'M A GOLDWATER REPUBLICAN. I.E., UPON
DISCHARGE AS A SERGEANT FROM THE MILITARY IN '64, I VOTED FOR
THE MAN WHO WOULD HAVE MINED THE PORT OF HAI PHONG IN '64
ENDING THE VIETNAMESE WAR. SIR, WHEN I WAS A TECHNICAL
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REFERENCE LIBRARIAN, WHILE IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, I
WAS OFTEN REQUIRED TO BURN, SHRED AND OTHERWISE DESTROY THE
CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN MY CARE. PRESIDENT BUSH IS BEING
ATTACKED, ACCUSED OF LEAKING BECAUSE, AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IN
THIS WAR AGAINST THOSE WHO MURDERED MORE THAN 3,000 AMERICANS
IN A SNEAK ATTACK SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, ONE OF HIS
RESPONSIBILITIES IS THE ROUTINE DECLASSIFICATION OF CRYPTO AND
TOP SECRET MILITARY DOCUMENTS. THANK YOU.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON. OKAY. WE HAVE
A MOTION BY YAROSLAVSKY. SECONDED, WITHOUT OBJECTION TO
APPROVE THE AGENDA AS HELD AND WE HAVE ADJOURNMENTS, SO
SUPERVISOR MOLINA, DOES SHE HAVE ANY ADJOURNMENTS? IF NOT,
SUPERVISOR BURKE?
SUP. BURKE: I MOVE THAT, WHEN WE ADJOURN TODAY, WE ADJOURN IN
THE MEMORY OF JOHN WASHINGTON PINKETT, WHO BEGAN HIS 30-YEAR
CAREER AS A SECURITY GUARD AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSIC
CENTER WHEN IT OPENED. HE THEN BECAME A COLLECTOR FOR THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY BUREAU OF RESOURCES AND COLLECTION. HE
TRANSFERRED TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY TREASURER AND TAX
COLLECTOR AS A COLLECTOR AND ROSE TO LEVEL OF DIVISION CHIEF
BEFORE HE RETIRED IN 1985. AFTER HIS COUNTY RETIREMENT, HE
SPENT MANY YEARS MANAGING HIS PROPERTY APPRAISAL BUSINESS. HE
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CHERISH HIS MEMORY HIS WIFE OF 44 YEARS, FAITH PINKETT, HIS
CHILDREN, SHARON PINKETT BROWN, MICHAEL PINKETT AND VERONICA
PINKETT VEAL. HE'S RELATED TO MICHAEL HENRY. AND TO DR. SAMUEL
J. HILL, WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. HE WAS
A DENTIST AND OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY LEADER WHO WAS A LONG-TIME
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECOND DISTRICT. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE, ROSE, AND HIS CHILDREN, JOEY HILL, WHO MANY OF US KNOW,
SANDRA CARLTON AND CHARLES HILL. AND AIMEE ADELE WILSON, WHO
PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 1ST. SHE WAS A LOVING MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER
AND GREAT- GRANDMOTHER AND A LONG-TIME SECOND DISTRICT
RESIDENT. SHE LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORY HER ADULT CHILDREN,
HER DAUGHTER, JOLENE LAMB, SONS, CHARLES G. MATHES, JR., AND
ADRIAN J. MCDANIELS AND A HOST OF RELATIVES, EXTENDED FAMILY
AND FRIENDS. AND GEORGE L. BROWN, WHO PASSED AWAY MARCH 31ST,
2006, OF CANCER AT THE AGE OF 79. HE WAS FORMER LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR OF COLORADO, WHO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO
HOLD STATEWIDE OFFICE.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SECONDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
ORDERED.
SUP. BURKE: I HAVE NO OTHER ITEMS.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. SUPERVISOR YAROSLAVSKY, DO YOU
HAVE ANY ADJOURNMENTS? ANY ADJOURNMENTS?
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SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE
MEMORY OF HELEN ZUCKER, WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY. SHE IS
SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER, LAURA, WHO IS A VALUED MEMBER OF OUR
COUNTY FAMILY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTY...
SUP. KNABE: I'D LIKE TO JOIN IN THAT.
SUP. BURKE: ALL MEMBERS.
SUP. YAROSLAVSKY: ALL MEMBERS AND SHE IS SURVIVED BY LAURA.
ALSO AND ALSO ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF DIXIE
HENRIKSON, FOUNDER OF THE ARC HAND BELL CHOIR, A FREQUENT
PERFORMER AT MY OFFICE'S ANNUAL HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE IN VAN NUYS
AND, IN FACT, WE HAD HER HERE A FEW YEARS AGO DURING THE
CHRISTMAS SEASON WITH HER HANDICAPPED BELL PLAYERS, THEY
LIGHTENED OUR DAY. DIXIE WAS REALLY THE HEART AND SOUL OF THAT
ORGANIZATION AND THAT BELL ORCHESTRA. SHE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY
WOMAN WHO ONLY RECENTLY RETIRED FROM HER ACTIVITIES AND, LAST
CHRISTMAS, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF CONDUCTING THE CHOIR WITH
HER IN HER VAN NUYS OFFICE. SHE WILL BE VERY MUCH MISSED. SHE
IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER, DEBORAH, HER THREE SONS, JEFFREY,
WENDELL AND MICHAEL. SHE'S A RESIDENT OF VALLEY VILLAGE AND
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YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO WERE UNDER HER BATON. SO I ASK THAT WE
ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SECONDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
ORDERED. SUPERVISOR KNABE.
SUP. KNABE: YES, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I JUST
WANTED TO ADD JUST A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS ABOUT PAUL HIGA. OUR
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH HIS FAMILY. PAUL'S HAD A TOUGH
JOB HERE IN THE LAST SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. HE'S BEEN THERE BUT
WE THOUGHT HE WAS DOING BETTER AND WE JUST AGAIN REALIZE HOW
SHORT AND PRECIOUS LIFE IS BUT OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE
WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY. ALSO THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF
WILL BACA, A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE HACIENDA HEIGHTS
COMMUNITY, WHO LOST A BATTLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND LUNG
CANCER. HE WAS 65 YEARS OLD. HE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE SAN
GABRIEL VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT AND FOUGHT THE LANDFILLS
AND THE EXPANSIONS AND I THINK WAS VERY RESPONSIBLE FOR
CLOSING SOME OF THE OTHERS. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE,
MARTHA, SONS, ALBERTO AND WILFRED, DAUGHTER, MARIAH. HE'S ALSO
SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER, MARGARET, BROTHERS, GLEN AND RUDY, AND
SISTERS, JEANNETTE AND PAM. ALSO THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF
FRANCIS TURIGLIATTO, WHO PASSED AWAY AT THE END OF MARCH AFTER
A VERY STRONG AND DIGNIFIED BATTLE WITH CANCER. SHE WAS VERY
WELL KNOWN FOR HER LOVING AND CARRYING SPIRIT, HER GIFTS OF
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GENEROSITY AND SERVICE TO OTHERS AND HER STRONG WILL AND
DETERMINATION TO LIVE LIFE WELL THAT REALLY TRANSCENDED HER
ILLNESS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND OF 51 YEARS, PERRY,
AND HER CHILDREN, TERRY, RONALD, JOHN AND HER 10
GRANDCHILDREN. ALSO THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF DEMETRIUS
FLORES, A RESIDENT OF ROWLAND HEIGHTS, WHO PASSED AWAY AT THE
VERY YOUNG AGE OF 17. HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS
WARM SMILE AND POSITIVE SPIRIT. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS,
LARRY AND OLGA, GRANDPARENTS, LARRY SR., AND THERESA,
SIBLINGS, DOMINIQUE, DARIEN AND HIS TWIN BROTHER, DAMON. ALSO
THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF CHARLES MILWARD, WHO PASSED AWAY
JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. HE WAS 83 YEARS OLD. HE AND HIS
FAMILY MOVED HERE FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK. HE GRADUATED FROM
LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL AND HE CAME BACK AND OPENED A COMPANY,
ACTUALLY PURCHASED IT FROM HIS FATHER, THE BUSHNELL RIBBON
CORPORATION, SANTA FE SPRINGS, IN 1948. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE OF 58 YEARS, MARY ELLIS, TWO SONS, CHARLES AND CHRIS AND
DAUGHTER, JULIA. ALSO THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF JOHN GOMEZ,
WHO PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 4TH. HE WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY CLERK AT
THE LOS CERRITOS MUNICIPAL COURT IN 1959. WHILE EMPLOYED AT
THE LOS CERRITOS MUNICIPAL COURT, HE TOOK A LEAVE OF ABSENCE,
DUCKED INTO THE ARMED FORCES IN 1961 AND RETURNED TO COUNTY
SERVICE IN 1963. HE RECEIVED MANY PROMOTIONS DURING HIS
SERVICE AT LOS CERRITOS, INCLUDING CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK,
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND RETIRED AS COURT ADMINISTRATOR IN
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1994. WHILE HE WAS COURT ADMINISTRATOR, HE OVERSAW THE
PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW COURTHOUSE WE HAVE OUT
THERE. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, MAGDALENE, DAUGHTER, MARIA
AND SON, MICHAEL. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY HIS FAMILY,
FRIENDS AND HIS COUNTY FAMILY. JOHN WAS A GREAT GUY OUT THERE.
ALSO THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF DAVID SERENA. HE WAS A COURT
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE OFFICER, DISPUTE RESOLUTION MEDIATOR. HE
WAS A CERTIFIED MEDIATOR TRAINED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR
ASSOCIATION AND-- AS WELL AS THE NEVADA BAR ASSOCIATION. HE
WAS REALLY WELL KNOWN FOR HIS 2,000 ARBITRATIONS AND 1,000
MEDIATIONS. HE REALLY KNEW HOW TO WEED OUT THE TRIVIA AND GET
RIGHT DOWN TO IT. HE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN WRITING ARTICLES ON
SUBJECTS RELATING TO THE A.D.R. AND HE WAS-- ALSO SERVED AS A
POLICE OFFICER AND A POLICE SERGEANT IN THE L.A.P.D. HE WAS
VERY ACTIVE IN THE REDONDO BEACH COMMUNITY, SERVING AS
CHAIRMAN OF THREE CITY COMMISSIONS, WHICH CONCLUDED [SIC]
CHARTER REVIEW, HARBOR AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION. BUT I ALSO
KNOW HE AND HIS WIFE, BARBARA, WERE EXTREME STRONG SUPPORTERS
OF THE ARTS AND HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, BARBARA, CHILDREN,
LORI AND BOB AND GRANDCHILDREN, JARED AND MEGAN. DAVID WAS A
GREAT GUY AND JUST SUDDENLY HAD A HEART ATTACK THE OTHER DAY
AND PASSED AWAY, SO OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH BARBARA
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: SECONDED. WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO
ORDERED. ON ITEM NUMBER 41, THE EXECUTIVE HAS ASKED US TO
CLARIFY AN ISSUE.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: YES. I NEED TO READ INTO THE RECORD.
THIS ITEM 41 IS AN ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION. IT'S AMENDING
TITLE 5, PERSONNEL OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE RELATING TO
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN, THE CHOICES
HEALTHCARE SPENDING ACCOUNT PLAN AND THE LOCAL 660 CAFETERIA
PROGRAM.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: OKAY. MOTION BY BURKE. SECONDED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO ORDERED. PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. GUSTAVO
RAMIREZ AND HUGH SCHWARTZ, S-C-H-U-R-U-E-T-Z. JUST GIVE YOUR
NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU SPEAK.
GUSTAVO RAMIREZ: EXCUSE MY VOICE. HELLO. IT'S ACTUALLY AN
HONOR TO BE HERE. I'M GUSTAVO RAMIREZ, A TEACHER FROM POMONA,
CALIFORNIA, AND IT TRULY IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE FOR THE FIRST
TIME AT THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING. IT'S A
PLEASURE MEETING THE SUPERVISORS TODAY. AND I REGRET THAT MOST
PEOPLE HAVE LEFT BUT I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK FOR A MOMENT IN
MEMORY OF ANTHONY SULTERO, WHO IS A YOUNG BOY WHO JUST DIED A
FEW DAYS AGO WHOSE FUNERAL WAS IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. HE
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STUDENTS WHO WAS PROTESTING, WHO, YOU KNOW, HELPED ORGANIZE
THE PROTESTS A FEW WEEKS AGO JUST AFTER THE SATURDAY PROTEST
AGAINST BILL 4437 AND THE REASON THAT HE COMMITTED SUICIDE,
APPARENTLY, IS-- AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING BECAUSE I KNOW
WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR MANY HOURS, AND SO THANKS AGAIN BUT THE
REASON THAT IT STATES-- THE APPARENT REASON FOR HIS SUICIDE IS
THAT HIS-- THE VICE PRINCIPAL OF HIS SCHOOL THREATENED THIS
YOUNG BOY WITH AT LEAST THREE YEARS OF JAIL TIME BECAUSE OF
HELPING CREATE THE NONVIOLENT PROTESTS AGAINST THE BILL 4437.
SO I JUST WANTED TO REALLY, REALLY FOCUS ON JUST REMEMBERING
EXACTLY POSSIBLY THE WORST PART ABOUT THE BILL OF 4437 AND WHY
WE SHOULD ALL JUST SUPPORT AND IN HIS MEMORY BUT ALSO SUPPORT
JUSTICE AND REMEMBER THE-- POSSIBLY THE WORST PART OF 4437,
WHICH DOESN'T-- IT DOESN'T SAY IN THE MASS MEDIA BUT IT WOULD
REMEMBER THE BILL, IF IT WERE TO HAVE PASSED IN ITS ORIGINAL
FORM, WOULD HAVE MADE-- WOULD HAVE NOT ONLY MADE IT A FELONY
FOR SOMEONE TO ASSIST AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT BUT THE LAW,
IF IT WERE TO PASS IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM, WOULD ACTUALLY STATE
THAT IF, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, A TWO-YEAR-OLD OR A FIVE-YEAR-OLD
OR A PREGNANT WOMAN WERE DYING AND THEY NEEDED TO GO TO THE
HOSPITAL, THAT THE LAW WOULD BE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO LET
THAT PERSON DIE. THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE...
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: TO CORRECT YOU, THAT'S NOT CORRECT BUT
THAT'S YOUR-- ON THAT POINT...
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GUSTAVO RAMIREZ: OH. OH. I'M SORRY. THE LAW WOULD BE THAT YOU
WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT THAT PERSON TO THE HOSPITAL.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: YOU ARE ABLE TO TRANSPORT AND BE
SERVED BY ANYBODY WHO IS IN DIRE NEED...
GUSTAVO RAMIREZ: NO. FIRST OF ALL-- IF YOU COULD LET ME SPEAK
BECAUSE IT'S MY THREE MINUTES BUT... I'M THE FOUNDER OF THE
COALITION FOR SAFETY AND WELLBEING IN POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AS
WELL AS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF LA SOLUTION. I'VE STUDIED THIS
VERY MUCH IN DEPTH. I GRADUATED FROM U.C. BERKELEY SOCIAL
JUSTICE AND I'VE STUDIED THIS HOUR AFTER HOUR AFTER HOUR. AND,
IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM, THE SENSOR BRENNER KING BILL WITH THE
CLEAR ACT AMENDMENTS, THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE LAW, SO I
WOULD ASK YOU TO REALLY STUDY THAT MORE.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GUSTAVO RAMIREZ: WELL, I'M NOT FINISHED, BECAUSE YOU JUST TOOK
SOME OF MY TIME. YOU JUST INTERRUPTED ME, MR. ANTONOVICH.
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GUSTAVO RAMIREZ: THANK YOU. I REALLY ACTUALLY FIND IT
APPALLING THAT I'M OVER HERE STANDING UP FOR SOMEONE WHO JUST
COMMITTED SUICIDE AND, AT YOUR REACTION, WHEN I ASKED TO DO
THIS IN HIS MEMORY, MR. ANTONOVICH, BUT ALL I ASK, ALL I ASK
EVERYONE, PLEASE, IS FOR THERE TO BE MUCH, MUCH MORE HUMANITY
AND MUCH MORE CARE AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND
ALL THROUGHOUT, ESPECIALLY YOU, MR. ANTONOVICH, AND JUST
EVERYONE HERE. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, BUT I THINK
IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT, WHEN SOMEONE DIES THAT'S IN OUR
AREA, WHEN SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, DIES WHO IS A CHILD OR AN
ELDERLY PERSON, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO REALIZE WHAT THE
REASONS FOR THAT WERE, POSSIBLY LACK OF CARING THAT MIGHT BE
EVEN DEMONSTRATED RIGHT HERE BY MR. ANTONOVICH BUT I, AGAIN
ASK YOU JUST TO LOOK INTO YOUR HEARTS, PLEASE, AND A
TRANSFORMATION NEEDS TO HAPPEN, I BELIEVE, SO THAT WE REALLY
PROTECT ALL OF OUR PEOPLE AND ALL THE RACES, ALL THE
NATIONALITIES AND I PLEASE ASK THAT THERE BE AN ACTION TAKEN
UPON THIS, A TRUE ACTION AND IF YOU JUST HUMBLY OR IF I CAN
HUMBLY ASK THAT AND STRONGLY URGE THAT AN ACTION BE TAKEN BY
NEXT WEEK AND YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, ABSOLUTELY WORK WITH ME IN
WHATEVER WAY I CAN HELP, I WILL ABSOLUTELY HELP YOU, EVERYONE
HERE. MY NAME IS GUSTAVO RAMIREZ AND THANKS ONCE AGAIN FOR
YOUR TIME AND I MEAN THAT SINCERELY. I CAN HELP YOU IN
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU.
GUSTAVO RAMIREZ: I ASK YOU TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AS WELL.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: YES. GIVE YOUR NAME BEFORE YOU SPEAK,
PLEASE.
HUGH SCHURTZ: MY NAME IS HUGH S-C-H-U-R-T-Z, I LIVE IN WEST
HILLS IN SUPERVISOR YAROSLAVSKY'S AREA AND I TALKED TO ONE OF
HIS PEOPLE YESTERDAY ABOUT THIS AND THEY TOLD ME TO COME IN
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 20 YEARS AGO, THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE
ENACTED LAWS REQUIRING CITY, STATE, MUNICIPALITIES AND
COUNTIES TO ENFORCE RESTITUTION ORDERS FOR ON BEHALF OF
VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME. DESPITE SAID LEGISLATION, GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES HAVE NOT ENFORCED RESTITUTION JUDGMENTS AND, IN FACT,
NOT UNTIL 2005 DID THE GOVERNMENT PRINT THE FORMS TO ACTUALLY
PUT THIS IN ACTION. NOW, AS WE KNOW, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HAS MASSIVE FINES SUCH AS THE EXXON VALDEZ OF, YOU KNOW, IN
THE $35 MILLION. A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY
RESTITUTION, INCLUDING THE PERSON THAT BROKE-- STALKED ME,
BROKE INTO MY HOME, PUT A GUN TO MY HEAD AND SHOT ME. THESE
ARE THINGS THEY HAVE THE MEANS TO DO IT. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT SHOULD BE A BURDEN TO THE VICTIM OF CRIME NOR SHOULD IT
BE TO THE COUNTY NOR STATE, IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE
CRIMINAL. NOW, I HAVE GONE THROUGH AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS
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WAS MORE OF A COUNTY ISSUE BECAUSE, AT THE TIME, THEY WERE
WORKING ON THE O.J. SIMPSON CASE. THIS IS 12 YEARS OLD. I HAVE
GONE THROUGH THE OMBUDSMAN, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
THE-- OF COURSE, MY COUNCILMAN AND OTHER AGENTS, PAROLE AS
WELL, YET THE PROBLEM IS, NO ONE FEELS THAT THEY HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE RESTITUTION ORDERS. THESE ARE
LEGAL ORDERS DONE BY THE COURT, YET EVEN THE COURT, THERE IS
NO SPECIFIC PERSON, AND I WOULD ASK, AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE
SOME PAPERWORK WITH MY SUPERVISOR BUT I-- REGARDING SOME
THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER
HAVING A SPECIFIC PERSON, THE VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME PROGRAM
IN THE STATE DOES NOT WORK WITH THIS. IT HAS TO BE DONE IN THE
COUNTY OR WHEREVER THE JUDGMENT IS DONE, SPECIFICALLY FIND A
PERSON THAT COULD ASSIST THE VICTIM IN CRIME IN RECEIVING THE
JUDGMENT ORDER. IT IS A LIFE-CHANGING EVENT, UNLIKE SOMETHING
LIKE THE FINES FOR EXXON VALDEZ OR THE $35 BILLION THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS THAT HAS EXTENDED OVER MANY PEOPLE. THIS IS
JUST ON ONE SPECIFIC PERSON. I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS
NOT RECEIVED THEIR RESTITUTION ORDER. IN FACT, I'VE TALKED TO
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THEY'VE SAID THEY'VE NEVER
HAD ONE GO THROUGH. THAT'S APPALLING AND I THINK IT'S
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO, AT LEAST, AND I WOULD
APPRECIATE YOUR ACTION. AND, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY TIME
IS UP. BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK.
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SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU.
HUGH SCHURTZ: I REALLY DO.
SUP. ANTONOVICH, MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. WE WILL
ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS.
CLERK ROBIN GUERRERO: IN ACCORDANCE WITH BROWN ACT
REQUIREMENTS, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS WILL CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEM CS-
1, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING EXISTING
LITIGATION; ITEM CS-2, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING
EXISTING LITIGATION; ITEM CS-3, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
REGARDING SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION AND INITIATION OF
LITIGATION, ONE CASE; AND ITEM CS-4, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL REGARDING SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, ONE
CASE, AS INDICATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA AND SUPPLEMENTAL
AGENDA.
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REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION ON APRIL 11, 2006
CS-1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9) TXU SEM
Company v. County of Los Angeles; County of Los Angeles v. TXU
SEM Company, U.S. District Court Case No. CV 05-1623 JFW.
County of Los Angeles v. Henry Clay Cox, Jr. dba The Solutions
Group; Henry Clay Cox, Jr. dba The Solutions Group v. County
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 316566.
These cases involve disputes relating to contracts for energy
management services at County Hospitals.
ACTION TAKEN:
The Board authorized settlement of the above lawsuit titled
TXU SEM Company v. County of Los Angeles; County of Los
Angeles v. TXU SEM Company.
The substance of the settlement will be disclosed upon inquiry
by any person as soon as the settlement becomes final
following approval by all parties.
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The vote of the Board of Supervisors was unanimous, with
Supervisor Molina being absent.
No reportable action was taken on the above lawsuit titled
County of Los Angeles v. Henry Clay Cox, Jr. dba The Solutions
Group; Henry Clay Cox, Jr. dba the solutions Group v. County
of Los Angeles.
CS-2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9) R. Moreno
v. County of Los Angeles, U.S. District Court Case No. CV
0007149.
This is a lawsuit against the County for alleged violations of
the Plaintiff's constitutional rights arising from his arrest.
ACTION TAKEN:
The Board authorized County Counsel to file a Petition for
Writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court in the
case of R. Moreno v. County of Los Angeles.
The vote of the Board of Supervisors was unanimous, with
Supervisor Molina being absent.
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CS-3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Subdivisions (b) and (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Significant exposure to litigation and initiation of
litigation (one case).
ACTION TAKEN:
The Board authorized County Counsel to accept payment in
amount of $425,000 as full settlement of the County s claim
against Refugio Para Ninos Foster Family Agency. The vote of
the Board of Supervisors was unanimous, with Supervisor Molina
being absent.
CS-4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Subdivisions (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Significant exposure to litigation (one case).
No reportable action was taken.
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I, JENNIFER A. HINES, Certified Shorthand Reporter
Number 6029/RPR/CRR qualified in and for the State of
California, do hereby certify:
That the transcripts of proceedings recorded by the
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors April 11, 2006,
were thereafter transcribed into typewriting under my
direction and supervision;
That the transcript of recorded proceedings as
archived in the office of the reporter and which
have been provided to the Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors as certified by me.
I further certify that I am neither counsel for, nor
related to any party to the said action; nor
in anywise interested in the outcome thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
14th day of April 2006 for the County records to be used only
for authentication purposes of duly certified transcripts
as on file of the office of the reporter.
JENNIFER A. HINES
CSR No. 6029/RPR/CRR
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